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THE 

Letter  of  Columbus 

on  the  Difcovery  of 

AMERICA 


A  Facjimile  of  the  Pictorial  Edition,  with  a  New  and 
Literal  Tranjlation,  and  a  Complete  Reprint  of  the 
Oldeft  Four  Editions  in  Latin. 


PRINTED  BY  ORDER  OF  THE  TRUSTEES  OF  THE 
LENOX  LIBRARY 


NEW-YORK,    M  DCCC  XCII 

84943 


COPYRIGHT,  1892, 
BY  THE  TRUSTEES  OF  THE  LENOX  LIBRARY. 


Two  hundred  and  fifty  copies 
printed  on  band-made  paper. 

No.   46. 


MM* 


present  facsimile,  and  reprint  of  the  four 
Latin  editions  of  the  Columbus  Letter,  belonging 
to  the  Lenox  Library,  are  published  by  the  Trus- 
tees at  this  time,  as  an  appropriate  tribute  to  the 
memory  of  the  great  discoverer. 

JOHN  5.  KENNEDY, 

President. 
New -York,  October  21,  1892. 


INTRODUCTION. 


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HE  First  Letter  of  Columbus,  giv- 
ing the  earliest  information  of  his 
great  discovery,  was  translated 
into  Latin  and  sent  to  Rome  for 
publication  immediately  after  his 
return  to  Spain.  Original  copies 
of  the  oldest  four  editions  of  this  version,  printed  in 
1493,  are  preserved  in  the  LENOX  LIBRARY,  where 
they  occupy  a  prominent  place  in  the  exhibition  of  rare 
books.  The  rarest,  and  certainly  the  most  interesting, 
of  these  is  the  pictorial  edition,  complete  in  ten  leaves, 
which  is  reproduced  here  in  exact  facsimile,  accom- 
panied by  a  literal  translation.  No  other  perfect  copy 
is  known  to  be  extant.  The  curious  woodcuts  with 
which  it  is  illustrated  are  supposed  by  some  to  have 
been  copied  from  drawings  made  originally  by  Co- 
lumbus himself.  They  give  remarkable  representa- 
tions of  the  admiral's  own  caravel,  of  his  first  landing 
on  Hayti  and  meeting  with  the  natives,  and  of  the 
different  islands  which  he  visited. 

This  copy,  which  was  rebound  in  red  morocco  by 
Thompson,  the  English  bookbinder,  apparently  about 


Vi  INTRODUCTION. 

sixty  or  seventy  years  ago,  once  belonged  to  Richard 
Heber,  the  celebrated  bibliophile.  At  the  sale  of  the 
final  portion  of  his  library  at  Paris,  in  October,  1836, 
it  appeared  as  No.  885  of  the  catalogue,  selling  for 
ninety-seven  francs.1  It  was  subsequently  owned  by 
M.  Guglielmo  Libri,  at  the  sale  of  whose  library  at 
London,  in  February,  1849,  No.  259  of  the  catalogue, 
it  was  purchased  by  Mr.  Lenox.2 

The  three  other  editions  referred  to  have  no  picto- 
rial illustrations,  but  they  contain  some  slight  variations. 
It  is  not  known  with  certainty  which  of  these  is  the 
first.  In  the  Appendix  all  four  editions  are  reprinted 

1  The  Heber  copy  is  thus  described  in  Brunei's  Manuel  du  Libraire  (Paris, 
1842),  Vol.  I.,  p.  734,  second  column:  "  Le  recto  du  prem.  f.  porte  les  mots 
Regn B  Hispanic,  avec  les  armes  de  Castille:  au  verso  se  voit  une  planche  en 
bois  (Oceana  classis).  Au  ae  f.  commence  De  Jnsulis  inuentis.  Epistola 
Ckristof.  Colon.,  traduction  datee  Kl.  tnaii  M.  cccc.  xciij,  et  oil  sent  placees 
quatre  vignettes  en  bois.  Le  dern.  f.  contient,  au  recto,  une  figure  represen- 
tant  Ferdinand,  roi  d'Espagne,  et  au  verso  le  mot  Granata,  avec  les  armes 
de  cette  ville." 

1  Three  imperfect  copies  are  known :  one  in  the  Royal  Library  at  Munich, 
lacking  the  first  and  tenth  leaves;  a  second  in  the  Public  Library  at  Basle, 
also  lacking  the  first  and  tenth  leaves ;  and  a  third  in  the  Library  of  the  British 
Museum  (Grenville  Collection),  lacking  the  tenth  leaf.  The  defect  of  the  last- 
mentioned  copy  has  been  supplied  by  a  facsimile  leaf,  presented  by  Mr.  Lenox 
in  1859.  There  was  a  copy  in  the  Brera  Library  at  Milan,  which  is  said  to 
have  been  stolen  early  in  the  present  century.  As  described  by  Bossi  in  his 
Vita  di  Cristoforo  Colombo  (Milano,  1818),  p.  171,  the  ten  lines  of  the  title 
and  the  epigram  at  the  end  were  ruled  with  red  ink,  the  text  began  with  an 
illuminated  initial  Q,  and  it  lacked  the  tenth  leaf.  These  peculiarities  are  all 
found  in  the  Grenville  copy  of  the  British  Museum.  The  statement  in  the 
reprint  of  Nicolatu  Syllacius  (New  York,  1850),  that  in  the  title  of  the  Lenox 
copy  "each  line  has  been  underruled  with  red  ink,"  is  not  correct.  Only  the 
top  line  has  been  so  ruled. 


INTRODUCTION.  vii 

side  by  side  in  ordinary  type,  with  the  abbreviations 
of  the  originals  spelled  out  in  full,  in  italics. 

The  memorable  voyage  which  this  letter  describes 
lasted  two  hundred  and  twenty-four  days,  from  the  $d 
of  August,  1492,  when  Columbus  sailed  from  the 
harbor  of  Palos  on  the  southern  coast  of  Spain,  with 
three  small  caravels  and  about  ninety  men,  to  the  1 5th 
of  March,  1493,  when  he  returned  in  a  single  vessel  to 
the  same  port.  Nine  days  after  leaving  Palos  he 
reached  the  Canary  Islands,  where  he  remained  until 
the  6th  of  September,  taking  in  provisions  and  making 
other  preparations.  On  the  8th,  after  lying  becalmed 
for  two  days,  he  left  these  islands,  and  steered  his  way 
directly  across  the  Atlantic,  with  the  expectation  of 
reaching  India  or  China.  On  the  morning  of  Friday, 
the  1 2th  of  October,  corresponding  to  the  present  2ist 
of  October,  he  came  in  sight  of  one  of  the  Bahama 
islands,  where  he  landed  and  took  possession  in  the 
names  of  the  Spanish  sovereigns.  On  the  isth  he 
visited  another  island,  which  he  named  Santa  Maria  de 
la  Concepcion;  on  the  following  day  he  reached  the 
island  Fernandina;  and  on  the  igth,  Isabella.  Sup- 
posing that  he  was  in  the  neighborhood  of  Cipango 
or  Japan,  he  sailed  toward  the  south,  and  on  the  28th 
of  October  landed  on  Cuba,  which  he  named  Juana. 
Here  he  remained,  exploring  the  northeast  coast,  until 


viii  INTRODUCTION. 

December  5th,  when  he  sailed  over  to  Hayti,  called 
by  him  Espanola.  After  exploring  the  northern  shore 
of  this  island,  where  he  lost  his  own  vessel  by  ship- 
wreck on  the  24th,  he  sailed  in  the  Nina  for  Spain  on 
the  1 6th  of  January,  1493,  reaching  the  Azores  on  the 
1 8th  of  February,  Lisbon  on  the  4th  of  March,  and 
Palos  on  the  isth  of  the  same  month. 

The  news  of  these  discoveries  was  soon  spread  far 
and  wide.  Various  editions  and  translations  were 
printed  of  Columbus's  letter  to  the  royal  treasurer  and 
secretary  of  the  exchequer.  Only  a  few  of  these,  how- 
ever, have  come  down  to  our  times,  and  they  are 
reckoned  among  the  rarest  and  most  expensive  of 
books. \  The  following  list  includes  all  that  were 
printed  in  the  fifteenth  century,  so  far  as  known : 

(1)  The  original  folio  edition  in  Spanish,  of  which 
the  only  known  copy  is  in  the  Lenox  Library.     It  was 
discovered  in  Spain  in  1890,  first  offered  for  sale  by 
Maisonneuve  of  Paris,  and  afterwards  by  Quaritch  of 
London.     It  is  complete  in  two  leaves  or  four  pages, 
addressed  to  the  "  Escribano  de  Racion,"  Luis  de  Sant- 
angel,  and  was  evidently  printed  at  Barcelona  in  April, 
1493.     Probably  it  is  the  oldest  edition  extant. 

(2)  The  quarto  edition  in  Spanish,  also  addressed 
to  the  "  Escribano  de  Racion,"  and  containing  four 
leaves  or  eight  pages.     This  was  probably  printed  in 


INTRODUCTION.  IX 

Spain,  in  1493.  The  only  known  copy  was  discovered 
about  thirty  years  ago  in  the  Biblioteca  Ambrosiana  at 
Milan.  A  facsimile  by  photozincography,  made  from 
an  inaccurate  hand-tracing  of  this  copy,  was  pub- 
lished at  Milan  in  1866,  and  from  this  facsimile  two 
recent  forgeries  seem  to  have  been  copied. 

(3)  The  edition  in  Latin  with  King   Ferdinand's 
name  alone  in  the  title,  described  by  Mr.  Harrisse  as 
No.  i  of  his  list,  and  by  Mr.  Major  as  No.  3.     It  is 
in  four  leaves  or  eight  pages,  and  is  supposed  to  have 
been  printed  at  Rome  by  Stephen  Plannck,  in  1493. 
A  reprint  is  given  in  the  Appendix,  from  the  original 
in  the  Lenox  Library. 

(4)  The  edition  in  Latin  with  the  names  of  Ferdi- 
nand and  Isabella  in  the  title,  described  by  Mr.  Har- 
risse as  No.  4,  and  by  Mr.  Major  as  No.  i,  of  their 
respective  lists.     It  is  otherwise  almost  identical  with 
the  preceding,  page  for  page  and  line  for  line,  and 
probably  was  printed  at  Rome  by  Plannck,  in  1493. 
The  reprint  in  the  Appendix  is  from  the  original  in 
the  Lenox  Library. 

(5)  The  edition  in  Latin  printed  at  Rome  by  Eu- 
charius  Argenteus,  or  Silber,  in  1493,  and  supposed 
by  Varnhagen  to  be  the  first  edition.    It  is  complete 
in  three  leaves  or  six  pages,  and  is  reprinted  in  the 
Appendix  from  the  original  in  the  Lenox  Library. 


X  INTRODUCTION. 

(6)  The  pictorial  edition  in  Latin,  reproduced  here 
in  facsimile  from  the  unique  copy  in  the  Lenox  Li- 
brary, and  described  at  the  beginning  ot   this  intro- 
duction.    As  the  same  woodcuts  appear  in  a  reprint 
appended  to  the  drama  of  Carolus  Verardus,  published 
by  Bergmann  de  Olpe  at  Basle  in  1494,  it  is  supposed 
that  this  edition  was  also  printed  at  Basle,  by  the 
same  printer,  in  1493. 

(7)  The  edition  in  Latin  entitled  Epistola  de  insults 
repertis  de  nouo,  printed  at  Paris  by  Guyot  Marchand, 
probably  in  1493.     It  is  in  four  leaves  or  eight  pages, 
and  contains  only  the  name  of  Ferdinand  in  the  title. 
The  only  known  copy  was  discovered  in  1873,  in  the 
Royal  Library  at  Turin. 

(8)  The  edition  in  Latin  entitled  Epistola  de  insulis 
de  nouo  repertis,  printed  at  Paris  by  Guyot  Marchand, 
in  1493  or  1494.     It  is  evidently  a  reprint  of  the  pre- 
ceding, with  which  it  agrees  in  the  number  of  the 
leaves,  and  in  containing  only  the  name  of  King  Ferdi- 
nand in  the  title.    Only  two  copies  are  known,  one  in 
the  John  Carter  Brown  Library  at  Providence,  R.  I., 
and  the  other  in  the  National  Library  at  Paris.   A  fac- 
simile is  in  the  Lenox  Library. 

(9)  The  edition  in  Latin  entitled  Epistola  de  insulis 
nouiter  repertis,  printed  at  Paris  by  Guyot  Marchand, 
in  1493  or  1494.     It  is  also  in  four  leaves,  and  agrees 


INTRODUCTION.  XI 

closely  with  the  two  preceding.  Two  copies  only  are 
known,  one  in  the  Bodleian  Library  at  Oxford,  the 
other  in  the  University  Library  at  Gottingen.  A  fac- 
simile is  in  the  Lenox  Library. 

(10)  The  edition  in  Latin  beginning  Epistola  Cris- 
tophori  Colom,  supposed  to  have  been  printed  at  Ant- 
werp by  Thierry  Martens,  in  1493  or  1494.  It  contains 
only  the  name  of  Ferdinand  in  the  title,  and  is  in  four 
leaves.  The  only  known  copy  is  in  the  Royal  Library 
at  Brussels. 

(n)  The  pictorial  edition  in  Latin  appended  to  the 
drama  of  Verardus,  published  by  Bergmann  de  Olpe 
at  Basle  in  1494.  It  is  evidently  a  reprint  of  the 
separate  pictorial  edition,  already  described.  There 
is  a  copy  in  the  Lenox  Library. 

(12)  The  edition  in  Italian  verse  entitled  Questa  e  la 
hystoria  delta  inuentioe  delle  diesc  Isole  di  Cannaria  In- 
dianc,  printed  at  Florence  on  the  2sth  of  October, 
1493,  in  four  leaves.     The  only  known  copy,  lacking 
the  second  and  third  leaves,  is  in  the  library  of  the 
British  Museum.-  It  was  purchased  in  1858.    A  fac- 
simile is  in  the  Lenox  Library.     This  edition  and  the 
three  following  are  nearly  alike  in  contents.     The 
version  was  made  by  Giuliano  Dati. 

(13)  The  edition  in  Italian  verse  entitled  La  lettera 
dellisolc  che  ha  trouato  nuouamente  il  Re  dispagna, 


Xll  INTRODUCTION. 

printed  at  Florence  on  the  26th  of  October,  1493.  It 
is  another  edition  of  the  preceding.  The  only  known 
copy,  complete  in  four  leaves,  is  in  the  library  of  the 
British  Museum.  It  was  purchased  in  1847.  A  fac- 
simile is  in  the  Lenox  Library. 

(14)  The  edition  in  Italian  verse  entitled  Isole  Tro- 
uate  Noitamente  Per  El  Re  di  Spagna,  printed  at  Flor- 
ence, and  dated  26th  of  October,  1495.     It  is  in  four 
leaves.     The  only  known  copy  is  in  the  Biblioteca 
Trivulziana  at  Milan. 

(15)  The  edition  in  Italian  verse  entitled  La  lettera 
dcllisole  che  ha  trouato   nuouamente  el  Re  dispagna, 
printed  at  Florence,  and  dated  26th  of  October,  1495. 
The  only  known  copy,  complete  in  four  leaves,  is  in  a 
private  library  in  New- York. 

(16)  The  edition  in  German  printed  at  Strasburg  by 
Bartholomew  Kiistler,  in  1497,  in  seven  leaves.   There 
is  a  copy  in  the  Lenox  Library. 

Besides  the  printed  editions  mentioned  above,  there 
are  extant  several  manuscript  copies  in  Spanish.  One 
in  the  Archives  of  Simancas,  addressed  to  the  "  Escri- 
bano  de  Racion,"  was  printed  by  Navarrete  in  his 
Coleccion  de  Viages  (Madrid,  1825),  Vol.  I,  pp.  167-175. 
It  is  also  described,  and  an  English  synopsis  given, 
by  G.  A.  Bergenroth,  in  the  Calendar  of  Letters,  Des- 
patches, and  State  Papers,  relating  to  the  Negotiations 


INTRODUCTION.  X1U 

between  England  and  Spain  (London,  1862),  Vol.  I,  pp. 
43-48.  Another  manuscript,  in  Spanish,  addressed  to 
Don  Gabriel  Sanchez,  was  discovered  by  Vamhagen 
in  the  Colegio  Mayor  at  Cuenca,  and  published  by 
him  at  Valencia  in  1858.  Columbus  also  made  a  full 
report  of  his  voyage  in  the  form  of  a  diary,  which  he 
sent  to  the  Spanish  sovereigns.  The  original  of  this 
has  not  been  found,  but  an  abridgment,  or  synopsis, 
made  by  Bartolome  de  Las  Casas,  is  extant,  and  has 
been  printed  in  Navarrete's  Coleccion.  The  transcript 
of  this  manuscript  which  was  probably  used  by  Munoz 
and  Navarrete  is  now  in  the  Lenox  Library.  An  Eng- 
lish translation  of  this  "  Personal  Narrative,"  made  by 
Samuel  Kettell,  was  printed  at  Boston  in  1827. 

WlLBERFORCE    EAMES, 

Assistant  Librarian. 

LENOX  LIBRARY,  October  21,  1892. 


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nucupart  :  ma,timi  funt  motes  ac  pulcri: 
rura/ncmoza/  campi  feraafTinu/fcri/  pacify  z 
codendte  ediftcije  aptiifimt.^poztuu  m  bac  tn 
Tula  comoditao:  i  pftancia  dummu  copta  fall* 
baratc  admijcta  boim:q  ntfi  qute  viderirt  cre^ 
oulttate  fUpat.lbuiue  arbozce  pafcua  i  fruct* 
multum  ab  illta  IJobaac  Differuc*  Ibec  pterca 
tbtfpana  otuerfp  aromatic  gcncrc/  auro/  me* 
f  allifcj?  abutidar^cui9  quide  i  ouu  alia^  quaa 
ego  vtdi:  ?  quau  cognittonc  babco  ticolc  vtrt 
ufq?  fepus  nudt  feme  tnceduc  :  qucadmodum 
cdunf  m  luccm-pzeter  atiquae  f  cinmas. 
Uo  frondeue  ali^:  aut  bombtciito  veto:  p 
Da  opcnuttqS  tpe  ftbi  ad  id  ncgocij  parat 
rent  bi  oines  (vt  fup»  oijci)  qupcun^  senere 
ferri»carc«t  i  armisivtpotc  fibt  ignotis  ncc  ad 
cafutapti^noppf  co2gia  pefoamitate  (tiifiitt 
bfi  fo2maci)  f5  qz  fut  timidi  ac  plcni  fonnidinc. 
geftat  tutp  anni0  ariidinco  fole  puftaeu  qua^ 
baftile  4dda  ligneu  ficcit  «  in  tnucr^ 


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tur  mcolis:ej:i)flrc  agme  gtomerattl  cr  ?ndio: 
et  ybi  noftros  aflwopmquare  videbat:fug*m 
cclcrtter  arripiutfe:  oefpzetie  a  patre  liberis  * 
ccotra.i  boc  no  ^  cuipiam  eozu  oamnii  aliqd 
vd  trnurta  illata  fueritnmmo  ad  quofcuc^  ap 
pull  1 4bus  cu  verbu  facerc  porui:  quic4d  b» 
bcba  fum  elargit°:pannu  altacp  pm  ultatuulla 
mibi  facta  verfura :  fed  funt  natura  patudi  ac 
timidi.Cctc^  vbi  fe  cemur  tutostomi  metu  re 
pulfo:funt  ad  modu  ftmplicce  ac  bone  fi'det:  t 
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fccndum  miutat«dka)t:iimi  erga  oc0  amore  p^ 
feferunoat  quccp  magna  ^  paruie.  minima  15 
renibilouc  ptentitego  attn  ,pbibiu  ne  tarn  mi 
hima  i  nulli'  pc^  bifceDarenf:vtfuntlancis/ 
parapfidu  /vitric^  fragmeta/jte^  claui/hgule/ 
quan^  (I  boc  poterat  adipifcitvidebat  eis  pul 
cemma  mudi  polfidere  iocalia.  Bccidit  enint 
qucdam  nauita :  rantu  auri pondus  babuiflfe 
#  vna  ligula :  quSti  fut  tre$  aurei  folidi :  i  ftc 
alioe  <p  alij0mio:i0pci|:pf  timpblanquie  no 
uist-r  cjbufdanumis  aifrcid:^  qb^babedisoa 
bat  qcqd  perebat  veditoztputavncia  cu  oimi 
pta  i  Duad  auri:  vf  trigita  z  qdragita  bombicj 


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tulera  nuilo  itcrucnterc  pmiotvc  co0  tmbt  fa^ 
pdliare:fteretq5  ]cpicole;i  yt  flut  pzewin 


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pore  tu:  ota  ocmcp  bona  eflfe  i  celo:  me$  utde 


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fegnee  aut  rudce:qumf  ummi  ac  cfpicacis  in? 
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ddmiratioe  vtuufcmuf^  rci  ra  none  redduntt 
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ma  infula  quofda  3n4o0yidenter  arripuit  4 
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ipfi  in  bifce  partibu^  cognm'dna  babebant  •  tt 
ocvotofucceffttmabrcuinoe  ipoeu  btj  noo: 
turn  gefm  ac  (Ignis:  turn  verbid  tntellejcerunt  » 
magnocp  nobie  ftiere  emolumcto.  venmnr  m^ 
mecfitftquifemg  ptttantmepefTlmlTceceto 
$ui0Diunobifcuverferifuermt  bodie^  ver* 


mud rtiHiciabattatij  ocinccps  altj  0  elata  vocc 
fciceteo.Bemtc  vcnitc  svidcbitis  getes  etbc 
rca*.  ^uaobzc  ta  femie  $  viri:  u  impubcres 
cp  adultutam  uwenee  qjfenea ;  dpofita  fo:mi 
tine  paulo  ante  pccpta  tno0  certatitn  v  ifebac 
magna  itcr  (hpare  caterua  alijo  ctbu/  alij  0  po 
turn  affcreutib^tinajcio  cu  amo:c  ac  beniuole* 
rta  tncredibilt*  (bab$  vnaqueq*  tnfula  nmltas 
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rfi  ac  foana  noftris  biremib9  (imilcetcurfii  aut 
velodoze&lftegunf  rcmis  tantumodo.  Ibaru. 
queda  Punt  magnerqueda  parue:queda  i  me^ 
t>io  pftftunt^lurco  tame  biremi  que  remigce 
tuooeutginti  rrattflrto  maiozeatcii  <Sb9  in  ocs 
tllad  infulastquc  innumere  funturaij  dt  cuq  5 
bid  fua  mercatura  eieercener  inter  cos  comer* 
ria  fiUnt»SUqua0  ego  barn  biremium  feu  fca* 
pbarutvidi  qvebebat  feptuaginta  7  octuagitt 
(aremtged»3ln  omnib*  bid  infulie  nulla  ell  oi? 
uerlitaa  inter  gentiseffigiea.niiUa  tn  mcmbus 
atq5  loquelatquin  oed  fe  intelhgut  admuice: 
<|ue  res  putilid  eft  ad  id  qd  ferenifTimu  iRcge 
lioftru  cjeoptare  p:cdpue  rcc2:fc5  eo?  ad  fart 
(tarn  jcpi  fidem  puerl!one.ciu  quide  quantutn 


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2  rect  u  tramitc5  oecafus  in  onentem  miliar  13 
cccr,i;^fm  qulvil  imtuaUumncnc  polTutn 
tucere  bac  Jobana  efle  maio:e  JUiglia.  *  Sco 
tia  uT:nanq5  vlrra  oicta,ccc#ij  »  palTuu  milia: 
in  ea  j?te  q  ad  occidentc  pfpectat  :  bue  :quas 
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bis  40  vebo  mecu  '^itdio  gccpi:qui  omie  baa 
caUctinrula9,lbirpane  vero  ambit*  maios'cft 
to  ta  ib  ifpaiua  a  cologna  vfq5  ad  fontc  rabidu 
Ibincqs  facile  arguif  qp  quartd  et9  lac9  q6  ipe 
p  recta  linea  ocadetms  in  oziente  traicci:  mill 
ana  pttnet^DjeUlbec  infula  e  affectada  -r  affe^ 
ctaft  no  fpcrneda  in  qua  i  (I  alia^  oun  vt  Dtjti 
^)  tnuictilfimo  idege  nf  0  folenniter  polfeflfio^ 
nem  accepi:earuq5  iiuperiu  oicto  iRegipeni^ 
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cro  i  c6mertio  pdecerttucuiufdamagnevilles 
cut  iBatiuitane  ofii  uomc  ocdini":polTefrionc 
peculiahter  accepiabiq5  arcem  quandas  en^ 
gere  ejctemplo  iuffitque  inodo  iam  octet  efie 
pactauti  qu^  boics  qut  neceflfartj  funt  vifl:  cd 
omi  armour  genereu  vltra  annd  victu  opomi 


Pi  W  i  ^c  arte  9  in  ceteri  petite  ; 


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infule  iRcgiaerga  nod  bcniuolenril  i  familia 
rttate  incredibile.Siit  cm  gctcs  illc  amabilcs 
admodu  i  bcnigne:  eo  $  iftejc  pdictue  me  fm 
rrctn  fuum  Did  glo:iabat.  f£t  fi  ammu  rcuoca 
rent:*  bid  (j  t  arcc  manfcrut  noccrc  vclmtmc 
q  ucu  t:q  uia  ormis  caretmudt  iccdut:  -numiil 
timid  uidco  Dicta  arccm  tenetee :  DU  tapat  pnc 
rota  el  infuU nullo  fibi  immmcutc  Dtfcrttnine 
(oumodo  legea  qua0  ocdim^ac  regime  no  e)c 
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mtcllejci:  quifqjvni  tin  piugi  acquicfcit :  ptcr 
pzmdpcs  aut  rege&cjbud  riginti  babcre  licj. 
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di  em  q6  vn^  babcbat  ali|0  ipartiri:p?tim  Da 
pe$/  obfonia/ 1  bmoi.  iBullft  apd  eoe  mouft^ 
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frequeter/t  Utjcuriofe  vdcunf  p:efldio» 


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manayefctmt  Ibabentpzedicrt  bircmiu  gene 
ra  pluruna:quibua  jn  omncs  5ndicae  mf alas 
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cuf  ficutt  6  cap  ptugib9  oipi  muiuut:  Jefc  lamf 
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potilfimtt  ejcuberat*  Ibui9  itifule  i  alia?  q0  y  t 
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top  fi^lttt  auicilioitatit  a  aunoam^  quantum 


efe  merit  opus.tift  veto  aromawj.  bombicfa* 
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id  cp  ligni  aloee.tanwm  f  uo#  brdropbilato* 
ruimquantii  cozu  maieftae  volneritetfsere* 
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tiir  if^ejc  ^  iRegia  pncipea  ac  eo^  regna  felicif 
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Km  ofio  nf  o  ?efu  jcpo  agatn0  gfae:4  tata  noa 
Victoria  mm  wreqj  D  on^iut  ;celcb:cf  ^ceiTioca 


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bac  ammas  falttatum  in  p:euidetXetcmur  t 
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£pigrama»lR»2l*De  /Co:baria  Cpifcopi 
^l&ontifpaluli)  » 

Bd  Jnuictilfimu  TRegc  i 


5am  nulla  (biTpantd  tcllus  addeda  triupbiai 

2lto^  paruin  tantis  y  irib^/ozbi0  crat^ 
iRunc  longc  iSois  regio  oep:enfa  fub  vndie* 

Suctura  eft  titulod  36  cticc  magnc  tuos. 
'©ndc  reperton  mcrito  referenda  iColubo 

j6ratia:f5  fummo  eft  maioz  babeda  oeo: 
^ui  vinceda  parat  noua  regna  ttbicp  (ibices 

Zccp  finwl  fottem  pzelfet  i  e(Tc  pmm. 


©ranarat 


TRANSLATION. 


THE   DISCOVERED   ISLANDS. 

Letter  of  Christopher  Columbus,  to  whom  our  age 
owes  much,  concerning  the  islands  recently  discovered 
in  the  Indian  sea.1  For  the  search  of  which,  eight 
months  before,  he  was  sent  under  the  auspices  and  at 
the  cost  of  the  most  invincible  Ferdinand,  king  of 
Spain.2  Addressed  to  the  magnificent  lord  Raphael 
Sanxis,3  treasurer  of  the  same  most  illustrious  king,  and 
which  the  noble  and  learned  man  Leander  de  Cosco 
has  translated  from  the  Spanish  language  into  Latin, 
on  the  third  of  the  kalends  of  May,4  1493,  the  first 
year  of  the  pontificate  of  Alexander  the  Sixth. 

I ECAUSE  my  undertakings  have  attained  suc- 
cess, I  know  that  it  will  be  pleasing  to  you : 
these  I  have  determined  to  relate,  so  that 
you  may  be  made  acquainted  with  everything  done 
and  discovered  in  this  our  voyage.  On  the  thirty-third 
day  after  I  departed  from  Cadiz,5  I  came  to  the  In- 
dian sea,  where  I  found  many  islands  inhabited  by 

1  In  the  other  editions  this  part  of  the  sentence  reads :  "  concerning  the  is- 
lands of  India  beyond  the  Ganges,  recently  discovered." 

2  The  name  of  Isabella  (Helisabet)  is  also  omitted  in  the  title  of  one  of 
Plannck's  editions ;  it  is  found  in  the  two  other  Roman  editions. 

3  The  correct  form  is  Gabriel  Sanchez. 
*  April  29th. 

6  A  mistake  of  the  Latin  translator.  Columbus  sailed  from  Palos  on  the  3d 
of  August,  1492 ;  on  the  8th  of  September  he  left  the  Canaries,  and  on  the  nth 
of  October,  or  thirty-three  days  later,  he  reached  the  Bahamas. 


2  TRANSLATION. 

men  without  number,  of  all  which  I  took  possession 
for  our  most  fortunate  king,  with  proclaiming  heralds 
and  flying  standards,  no  one  objecting.  To  the  first 
of  these  I  gave  the  name  of  the  blessed  Saviour,1 
on  whose  aid  relying  I  had  reached  this  as  well  as 
the  other  islands.  But  the  Indians  call  it  Guana- 
hany.  I  also  called  each  one  of  the  others  by  a  new 
name.  For  I  ordered  one  island  to  be  called  Santa 
Maria  of  the  Conception,2  another  Fernandina,3  an- 
other Isabella,4  another  Juana,5  and  so  on  with  the 
rest.  As  soon  as  we  had  arrived  at  that  island  which 
I  have  just  now  said  was  called  Juana,  I  proceeded 
along  its  coast  towards  the  west  for  some  distance ;  I 
found  it  so  large  and  without  perceptible  end,  that 
I  believed  it  to  be  not  an  island,  but  the  continental 
country  of  Cathay;6  seeing,  however,  no  towns  or 
cities  situated  on  the  sea-coast,  but  only  some  villages 
and  rude  farms,  with  whose  inhabitants  I  was  unable 
to  converse,  because  as  soon  as  they  saw  us  they  took 
flight.  I  proceeded  farther,  thinking  that  I  would  dis- 
cover some  city  or  large  residences.  At  length,  per- 
ceiving that  we  had  gone  far  enough,  that  nothing 
new  appeared,  and  that  this  way  was  leading  us  to  the 
north,  which  I  wished  to  avoid,  because  it  was  winter 

1  In  Spanish,  San  Salvador,  one  of  the  Bahama  islands.     It  has  been  vari- 
ously identified  with  Grand  Turk,  Cat,  Watling,  Mariguana,  Samana,  and 
Acklin  islands.     Watling's  Island  seems  to  have  much  in  its  favor. 

2  Perhaps  Crooked  Island,  or,  according  to  others,  North  Caico. 

3  Identified  by  some  with  Long  Island ;  by  others  with  Little  Inagua. 
*  Identified  variously  with  Fortune  Island  and  Great  Inagua. 

B  The  island  of  Cuba. 
6  China. 


TRANSLATION.  3 

on  the  land,  and  it  was  my  intention  to  go  to  the  south, 
moreover  the  winds  were  becoming  violent,  I  therefore 
determined  that  no  other  plans  were  practicable,  and 
so,  going  back,  I  returned  to  a  certain  bay  that  I  had 
noticed,  from  which  I  sent  two  of  our  men  to  the  land, 
that  they  might  find  out  whether  there  was  a  king  in 
this  country,  or  any  cities.  These  men  traveled  for 
three  days,  and  they  found  people  and  houses  without 
number,  but  they  were  small  and  without  any  govern- 
ment, therefore  they  returned.  Now  in  the  meantime 
I  had  learned  from  certain  Indians,  whom  I  had 
seized  there,  that  this  country  was  indeed  an  island, 
and  therefore  I  proceeded  towards  the  east,  keeping 
all  the  time  near  the  coast,  for  322  miles,  to  the  ex- 
treme ends  of  this  island.  From  this  place  I  saw 
another  island  to  the  east,  distant  from  this  Juana 
54  miles,  which  I  called  forthwith  Hispana;1  and  I 
sailed  to  it ;  and  I  steered  along  the  northern  coast,  as 
at  Juana,  towards  the  east,  564  miles.  And  the  said 
Juana  and  the  other  islands  there  appear  very  fertile. 
This  island  is  surrounded  by  many  very  safe  and  wide 
harbors,  not  excelled  by  any  others  that  I  have  ever 
seen.  Many  great  and  salubrious  rivers  flow  through 
it.  There  are  also  many  very  high  mountains  there. 
All  these  islands  are  very  beautiful,  and  distinguished 
by  various  qualities ;  they  are  accessible,  and  full  of  a 
great  variety  of  trees  stretching  up  to  the  stars;  the 
leaves  of  which  I  believe  are  never  shed,  for  I  saw  them 
as  green  and  flourishing  as  they  are  usually  in  Spain 

1   Hispaniola,  or  Haytj. 


4  TRANSLATION. 

in  the  month  of  May;  some  of  them  were  blossoming, 
some  were  bearing  fruit,  some  were  in  other  condi- 
tions; each  one  was  thriving  in  its  own  way.  The 
nightingale  and  various  other  birds  without  number 
were  singing,  in  the  month  of  November,  when  I  was 
exploring  them.  There  are  besides  in  the  said  island 
Juana  seven  or  eight  kinds  of  palm  trees,  which  far 
excel  ours  in  height  and  beauty,  just  as  all  the  other 
trees,  herbs,  and  fruits  do.  There  are  also  excellent 
pine  trees,  vast  plains  and  meadows,  a  variety  of  birds, 
a  variety  of  honey,  and  a  variety  of  metals,  excepting 
iron.  In  the  one  which  was  called  Hispana,  as  we 
said  above,  there  are  great  and  beautiful  mountains, 
vast  fields,  groves,  fertile  plains,  very  suitable  for 
planting  and  cultivating,  and  for  the  building  of  houses. 
The  convenience  of  the  harbors  in  this  island,  and  the 
remarkable  number  of  rivers  contributing  to  the  health- 
fulness  of  man,  exceed  belief,  unless  one  has  seen  them. 
The  trees,  pasturage,  and  fruits  of  this  island  differ 
greatly  from  those  of  Juana.  This  Hispana,  moreover, 
abounds  in  different  kinds  of  spices,  in  gold,  and  in 
On  this  island,  indeed,  and  on  all  the  others 
which  I  have  seen,  and  of  which  I  have  knowledge, 
the  inhabitants  of  both  sexes  go  always  naked,  just  as 
they  came  into  the  world,  except  some  of  the  women, 
who  use  a  covering  of  a  leaf  or  some  foliage,  or  a 
cotton  cloth,  which  they  make  themselves  for  that  pur- 
pose. All  these  people  lack,  as  I  said  above,  every 
kind  of  iron;  they  are  also  without  weapons,  which 
indeed  are  unknown;  nor  are  they  competent  to  use 


TRANSLATION.  5 

them,  not  on  account  of  deformity  of  body,  for  they 
are  well  formed,  but  because  they  are  timid  and  full  of 
fear.  They  carry  for  weapons,  however,  reeds  baked 
in  the  sun,  on  the  lower  ends  of  which  they  fasten 
some  shafts  of  dried  wood  rubbed  down  to  a  point; 
and  indeed  they  do  not  venture  to  use  these  always; 
for  it  frequently  happened  when  I  sent  two  or  three  of 
my  men  to  some  of  the  villages,  that  they  might  speak 
with  the  natives,  a  compact  troop  of  the  Indians  would 
march  out,  and  as  soon  as  they  saw  our  men  approach- 
ing, they  would  quickly  take  flight,  children  being 
pushed  aside  by  their  fathers,  and  fathers  by  their 
children.  And  this  was  not  because  any  hurt  or  injury 
had  been  inflicted  on  any  one  of  them,  for  to  every 
one  whom  I  visited  and  with  whom  I  was  able  to 
converse,  I  distributed  whatever  I  had,  cloth  and 
many  other  things,  no  return  being  made  to  me;  but 
they  are  by  nature  fearful  and  timid.  Yet  when  they 
perceive  that  they  are  safe,  putting  aside  all  fear,  they 
are  of  simple  manners  and  trustworthy,  and  very  lib- 
eral with  everything  they  have,  refusing  no  one  who 
asks  for  anything  they  may  possess,  and  even  them- 
selves inviting  us  to  ask  for  things.  They  show  greater 
love  for  all  others  than  for  themselves;  they  give  val- 
uable things  for  trifles,  being  satisfied  even  with  a  very 
small  return,  or  with  nothing;  however,  I  forbade  that 
things  so  small  and  of  no  value  should  be  given  to 
them,  such  as  pieces  of  plates,  dishes  and  glass,  like- 
wise keys  and  shoe-straps;  although  if  they  were  able 
to  obtain  these,  it  seemed  to  them  like  getting  the  most 


6  TRANSLATION. 

beautiful  jewels  in  the  world.  It  happened,  indeed, 
that  a  certain  sailor  obtained  in  exchange  for  a  shoe- 
strap  as  much  worth  of  gold  as  would  equal  three 
golden  coins;  and  likewise  other  things  for  articles  of 
very  little  value,  especially  for  new  silver  coins,  and 
for  some  gold  coins,  to  obtain  which  they  gave  what- 
ever the  seller  desired,  as  for  instance  an  ounce  and  a 
half  and  two  ounces  of  gold,  or  thirty  and  forty  pounds 
of  cotton,  with  which  they  were  already  acquainted. 
They  also  traded  cotton  and  gold  for  pieces  of  bows, 
bottles,  jugs  and  jars,  like  persons  without  reason, 
which  I  forbade  because  it  was  very  wrong;  and  I 
gave  to  them  many  beautiful  and  pleasing  things  that 
I  had  brought  with  me,  no  value  being  taken  in  ex- 
change, in  order  that  I  might  the  more  easily  make 
them  friendly  to  me,  that  they  might  be  made  wor- 
shippers of  Christ,  and  that  they  might  be  full  of  love 
towards  our  king,  queen,  and  prince,  and  the  whole 
Spanish  nation;  also  that  they  might  be  zealous  to 
search  out  and  collect,  and  deliver  to  us  those  things 
of  which  they  had  plenty,  and  which  we  greatly  needed. 
These  people  practice  no  kind  of  idolatry;  on  the  con- 
trary they  firmly  believe  that  all  strength  and  power, 
and  in  fact  all  good  things  are  in  heaven,  and  that  I 
had  come  down  from  thence  with  these  ships  and 
sailors;  and  in  this  belief  I  was  received  there  after 
they  had  put  aside  fear.  Nor  are  they  slow  or  un- 
skilled, but  of  excellent  and  acute  understanding;  and 
the  men  who  have  navigated  that  sea  give  an  account 
of  everything  in  an  admirable  manner;  but  they  never 


TRANSLATION.  7 

saw  people  clothed,  nor  these  kind,  of  ships.  As  soon 
as  I  reached  that  sea,  I  seized  by  force  several  Indians 
on  the  first  island,  in  order  that  they  might  learn  from 
us,  and  in  like  manner  tell  us  about  those  things  in 
these  lands  of  which  they  themselves  had  knowledge ; 
and  the  plan  succeeded,  for  in  a  short  time  we  under- 
stood them  and  they  us,  sometimes  by  gestures  and 
signs,  sometimes  by  words ;  and  it  was  a  great  advan- 
tage to  us.  They  are  coming  with  me  now,  yet  al- 
ways believing  that  I  descended  from  heaven,  although 
they  have  been  living  with  us  for  a  long  time,  and  are 
living  with  us  to-day.  And  these  men  were  the  first 
who  announced  it  wherever  we  landed,  continually 
proclaiming  to  the  others  in  a  loud  voice,  "Come, 
come,  and  you  will  see  the  celestial  people."  Where- 
upon both  women  and  men,  both  children  and  adults, 
both  young  men  and  old  men,  laying  aside  the  fear 
caused  a  little  before,  visited  us  eagerly,  filling  the 
road  with  a  great  crowd,  some  bringing  food,  and 
some  drink,  with  great  love  and  extraordinary  good- 
will. On  every  island  there  are  many  canoes  of  a 
single  piece  of  wood;  and  though  narrow,  yet  in 
length  and  shape  similar  to  our  row-boats,  but  swifter 
in  movement.  They  steer  only  by  oars.  Some  of 
these  boats  are  large,  some  small,  some  of  medium 
size.  Yet  they  row  many  of  the  larger  row-boats  with 
eighteen  cross-benches,  with  which  they  cross  to  all 
those  islands,  which  are  innumerable,  and  with  these 
boats  they  perform  their  trading,  and  carry  on  commerce 
among  them.  I  saw  some  of  these  row-boats  or  canoes 


8  TRANSLATION. 

which  were  carrying  seventy  and  eighty  rowers.  In  all 
these  islands  there  is  no  difference  in  the  appearance  of 
the  people,  nor  in  the  manners  and  language,  but  all 
understand  each  other  mutually;  a  fact  that  is  very 
important  for  the  end  which  I  suppose  to  be  earnestly 
desired  by  our  most  illustrious  king,  that  is,  their  con- 
version to  the  holy  religion  of  Christ,  to  which  in  truth, 
as  far  as  I  can  perceive,  they  are  very  ready  and  favor- 
ably inclined.]  I  said  before  how  I  proceeded  along 
the  island  Juana  in  a  straight  line  from  west  to  east 
322  miles,  according  to  which  course  and  the  length 
of  the  way,  I  am  able  to  say  that  this  Juana  is  larger 
than  England  and  Scotland  together;  for  besides  the 
said  322  thousand  paces,  there  are  two  more  provinces 
in  that  part  which  lies  towards  the  west,  which  I  did 
not  visit;  one  of  these  the  Indians  call  Anan,  whose 
inhabitants  are  born  with  tails.  They  extend  to  180 
miles  in  length,  as  I  have  learned  from  those  Indians  I 
have  with  me,  who  are  all  acquainted  with  these  islands. 
But  the  circumference  of  Hispana  is  greater  than  all 
Spain  from  Colonia  to  Fontarabia.1  This  is  easily 
proved,  because  its  fourth  side,  which  I  myself  passed 
along  in  a  straight  line  from  west  to  east,  extends  540 
miles.  This  island  is  to  be  desirtd  and  is  very  desirable, 
and  not  to  be  despised ;  in  which,  although  as  I  have 
said,  I  solemnly  took  possession  of  all  the  others  for 
our  most  invincible  king,  and  their  government  is 
entirely  committed  to  the  said  king,  yet  I  especially 
took  possession  of  a  certain  large  town,  in  a  very  con- 

1  From  Catalonia  by  the  sea-coast  to  Fontarabia  in  Biscay. 


TRANSLATION.  9 

venient  location,  and  adapted  to  all  kinds  of  gain  and 
commerce,  to  which  we  give  the  name  of  our  Lord  of 
the  Nativity.  And  I  commanded  a  fort  to  be  built 
there  forthwith,  which  must  be  completed  by  this  time ; 
in  which  I  left  as  many  men  as  seemed  necessary,  with 
all  kinds  of  arms,  and  plenty  of  food  for  more  than  a 
year.  Likewise  one  caravel,  and  for  the  construction 
of  others  men  skilled  in  this  trade  and  in  other  profes- 
sions ;  and  also  the  extraordinary  good  will  and  friend- 
ship of  the  king  of  this  island  toward  us.  For  those 
people  are  very  amiable  and  kind,  to  such  a  degree  that 
the  said  king  gloried  in  calling  me  his  brother.  And  if 
they  should  change  their  minds,  and  should  wish  to  hurt 
those  who  remained  in  the  fort,  they  would  not  be  able, 
because  they  lack  weapons,  they  go  naked,  and  are  too 
cowardly.  For  that  reason  those  who  hold  the  said 
fort  are  at  least  able  to  resist  easily  this  whole  island, 
without  any  imminent  danger  to  themselves,  so  long 
as  they  do  not  transgress  the  regulations  and  com- 
mand which  we  gave.  In  all  these  islands,  as  I  have 
understood,  each  man  is  content  with  only  one  wife, 
except  the  princes  or  kings,  who  are  permitted  to 
have  twenty.  The  women  appear  to  work  more 
than  the  men.  I  was  not  able  to  find  out  surely 
whether  they  have  individual  property,  for  I  saw  that 
one  man  had  the  duty  of  distributing  to  the  others, 
especially  refreshments,  food,  and  things  of  that  kind. 
I  found  no  monstrosities  among  them,  as  very  many 
supposed,  but  men  of  great  reverence,  and  friendly. 
Nor  are  they  black  like  the  Ethiopians.  They  have 


10  TRANSLATION. 

straight  hair,  hanging  down.  They  do  not  remain 
where  the  solar  rays  send  out  the  heat,  for  the  strength 
of  the  sun  is  very  great  here,  because  it  is  distant  from 
the  equinoctial  line,  as  it  seems,  only  twenty-six  de- 
grees. On  the  tops  of  the  mountains  too  the  cold  is 
severe,  but  the  Indians,  however,  moderate  it,  partly 
by  being  accustomed  to  the  place,  and  partly  by  the 
help  of  very  hot  victuals,  of  which  they  eat  frequently 
and  immoderately.  And  so  I  did  not  see  any  mon- 
strosity, nor  did  I  have  knowledge  of  them  any  where, 
excepting  a  certain  island  named  Charis,1  which  is  the 
second  in  passing  from  Hispana  to  India.  This  island 
is  inhabited  by  a  certain  people  who  are  considered 
very  warlike  by  their  neighbors.  These  eat  human 
flesh.  The  said  people  have  many  kinds  of  row-boats, 
in  which  they  cross  over  to  all  the  other  Indian  is- 
lands, and  seize  and  carry  away  every  thing  that  they 
can.  They  differ  in  no  way  from  the  others,  only  that 
they  wear  long  hair  like  the  women.  They  use  bows 
and  darts  made  of  reeds,  with  sharpened  shafts  fas- 
tened to  the  larger  end,  as  we  have  described.  On 
this  account  they  are  considered  warlike,  wherefore  the 
other  Indians  are  afflicted  with  continual  fear,  but  I 
regard  them  as  of  no  more  account  than  the  others.1 
These  are  the  people  who  visit  certain  women,  who 
alone  inhabit  the  island  Mateunin,2  which  is  the  first 
in  passing  from  Hispana  to  India.  These  women,  * 
moreover,  perform  no  kind  of  work  of  their  sex,  for 
they  use  bows  and  darts,  like  those  I  have  described 

1  Identified  with  Dominica.  2  Supposed  to  be  Martinique. 


TRANSLATION.  1 1 

of  their  husbands ;  they  protect  themselves  with  sheets 
of  copper,  of  which  there  is  great  abundance  among 
them.  They  tell  me  of  another  island  greater  than  the 
aforesaid  Hispana,  whose  inhabitants  are  without  hair, 
and  which  abounds  in  gold  above  all  the  others.  I 
am  bringing  with  me  men  of  this  island  and  of  the 
others  that  I  have  seen,  who  give  proof  of  the  things 
that  I  have  described,  finally,  that  I  may  compress 
in  few  words  the  brief  "account  of  our  departure  and 
quick  return,  and  the  gain,  I  promise  this,  that  if  I  am 
supported  by  our  most  invincible  sovereigns  with  a  lit- 
tle of  their  help,  as  much  gold  can  be  supplied  as  they 
will  need,  indeed  as  much  of  spices,  of  cotton,  of  chew- 
ing gum  (which  is  only  found  in  Chios),  also  as  much 
of  aloes  wood,  and  as  many  slaves  for  the  navy,  as 
their  majesties  will  wish  to  demand.  Likewise  rhu- 
barb and  other  kinds  of  spices,  which  I  suppose  these 
men  whom  I  left  in  the  said  fort  have  already  found, 
and  will  continue  to  find;  since  I  remained  in  no 
place  longer  than  the  winds  forced  me,  except  in  the 
town  of  the  Nativity,  while  I  provided  for  the  building 
of  the  fort,  and  for  the  safety  of  all.  Which  things, 
although  they  are  very  great  and  remarkable,  yet  they 
would  have  been  much  greater,  if  I  had  been  aided 
by  as  many  ships  as  the  occasion  required.  Truly 
great  and  wonderful  is  this,  and  not  corresponding  to 
our  merits,  but  to  the  holy  Christian  religion,  and  to 
the  piety  and  religion  of  our  sovereigns,  because  what 
the  human  understanding  could  not  attain,  that  the 
divine  will  has  granted  to  human  efforts.  For  God  is 


12  TRANSLATION. 

wont  to  listen  to  his  servants  who  love  his  precepts, 
even  in  impossibilities,  as  has  happened  to  us  on  the 
present  occasion,  who  have  attained  that  which  hitherto 
mortal  men  have  never  reached.  For  if  any  one  has 
written  or  said  any  thing  about  these  islands,  it  was  all 
with  obscurities  and  conjectures;  no  one  claims  that 
he  had  seen  them ;  from  which  they  seemed  like  fables. 
Therefore  let  the  king  and  queen,  the  princes  and  their 
most  fortunate  kingdoms,  and  all  other  countries  of 
Christendom  give  thanks  to  our  Lord  and  Saviour 
Jesus  Christ,  who  has  bestowed  upon  us  so  great  a 
victory  and  gift.  Let  religious  processions  be  solem- 
nized ;  let  sacred  festivals  be  given ;  let  the  churches  be 
covered  with  festive  garlands.  Let  Christ  rejoice  on 
earth,  as  he  rejoices  in  heaven,  when  he  foresees  com- 
ing to  salvation  so  many  souls  of  people  hitherto  lost. 
Let  us  be  glad  also,  as  well  on  account  of  the  exalta- 
tion of  our  faith,  as  on  account  of  the  increase  of  our 
temporal  affairs,  of  which  not  only  Spain,  but  universal 
Christendom  will  be  partaker.  These  things  that  have 
been  done  are  thus  briefly  related.  Farewell.  Lisbon, 
the  day  before  the  ides  of  March.1 

Christopher  Columbus,  admiral  of  the  Ocean  fleet. 


1  March  i^th,  1493. 


TRANSLATION.  13 

Epigram  of  R.  L.  de  Corbaria,  bishop  of  Monte 
Peloso. 

To  the  most  invincible  King  of  Spain. 

No  region  now  can  add  to  Spain's  great  deeds : 

To  such  men  all  the  world  is  yet  too  small. 
An  Orient  land,  found  far  beyond  the  waves, 

Will  add,  great  Betica,  to  thy  renown. 
Then  to  Columbus,  the  true  finder,  give 

Due  thanks ;  but  greater  still  to  God  on  high ; 
Who  makes  new  kingdoms  for  himself  and  thee: 

Both  firm  and  pious  let  thy  conduct  be. 


THE  EARLIEST  FOUR  EDITIONS  IN  LATIN 
OF  THE  FIRST  LETTER  OF  COLUMBUS. 


[THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

[Third  page  begins :\   De  Infulis  inuentis  || 

Epiftola  Criftoferi  Colom  (cui  etas  noftra  ||  multum 
debet :  de  Infulis  in  mari  Indico  nuper  \\  inuewtis.  Ad 
quas  perquirendas  octauo  antea  ||  menfe:  aufpicijs  et 
ere  Inuictiffimi  Fernandi  ||  Hifpaniarum  Regis  miffus 
fuerat)  ad  Mag- 1|  nificum  demmum  Raphaelew  Sanxis: 
eiufde/rc  fere- 1|  niffimi  Regis  Thefaurariu/w  miffa.  quam 
nobi  ||  lis  ac  litterat«.y  vir  Aliander  de  Cofco :  ab  Hif- 1| 
pano  ydeomate  in  latinuw  conuertit:  tercio  kalendas  \\ 
Maij.  M.  cccc.  xciij.  Pontificatus  Alexandri  ||  Sexti 
Anno  Primo.  || 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

C  Epiftola  Chriftofori  Colom :  cui  <zetas  noftra  mul- 
t\im  debet :  de  ||  Infulis  Induze  fupra  Gangem  nupcr 
inuentis.  Ad  quas  perqui-  ||  rendas  octauo  antea 
menfe  aufpicijs  et  acre  inuictiflimi  Fernan-  ||  di 
Hifpaniarum  Regis  miifus  fuerat :  ad  Magnificum 
dommum  Ra  ||  phaelem  Sanxis :  eiufdem  fereniffimi 
Regis  Tefaurariuw  miffa :  ||  quam  nobilis  ac  litteratus 
vir  Aliander  de  Cofco  ab  Hifpano  ||  ideomate  in 
latinum  conuertit:  tertio  kalendas  Maij.  M.  cccc. 
xciij.  ||  Pontificatus  Alexandri  Sexti  Anno  Primo.  || 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.] 

C  Epiftola  Chriftofori  Colom :  cui  etas  noftra  multum 
debet:  de  ||  Infulis  Indie  fupra  Gangem  nuper  in- 
ue//tis.  Ad  quas  perquiren  ||  das  octauo  antea  menfe 
aufpiciis  <?/ere  inuictiflimorum  Femandi  ||  ac  Helifabet 
Hifpaniaraw  Reguw  miffus  fuerat:  ad  Magnificuw 
dornmum  \\  Gabrielem  Sanches:  eorundem  fereniffi- 
morum  Regum  Tefau-  ||  rarium  mifla:  Quaw  gene- 
rofus  ac  litteratus  vir  Leander  de  Cofco  ab  ||  Hifpano 
idiomate  in  latinuw  cowuertit:  tertio  Kalen^j  Maij. 
M.  cccc.  ||  xc.  iij.  Pontificatus  Alexandri  Sexti  Anno 
Primo.  II 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

f[  Epiftola  Chriftofori  Colom:  cui  etas  noftra  multum 
debet:  de  ||  Infulis  Indie  fupra  Gangem  nuper  inue»- 
tis.  Ad  quas  perq*«ren- 1|  das  octauo  antea  menfe  auf- 
piciis et  ere  inuictiflemonm  Ferna«di  et  ||  Helifabet 
Hifpaniarw^z  Reguw  miffus  fuerat:  ad  magnificum 
dommum  \\  Gabrielem  Sanchis  eorundew  fereniffimo- 
rum  Regum Tefaurariuw  ||  mifla:  qua#z  nobilis  ac  litte- 
ratus vir  Leander  de  Cofco  ab  Hifpa  ||  no  idiomate  in 
latinum  cowuertit  tertio  kalendas  Maii.  M.  cccc. 
xciii  ||  Pontificatus  Alexandri  Sexti  Anno  primo.  || 

17 


1 8  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

Uoniam  fufcepte  prouintie  rem  per-  \\  fectam 
[Q]  me  rtwfecutum  fuiffe :  gratuw  ti  ||  bi  fore 
fcio :  has  <w/ftitui  exarare :  que  ||  te  vniuf 
cuiufq^r  rei  in  hoc  noftro  iti-  ||  nere  gefte  inuenteq^ 
admonea#t.  Tricefimoter  ||  tio  die  poftquam  Gadibus 
difcefli:  in  mare  Indi-  ||  cum  perueni:  vbi  plurimas 
Infulas  innumeris  ||  habitatas  hominibus  repperi: 
quan/w  omnium  pro  feli-  ||  ciffimo  Rege  noftro :  pre- 
conio  celebrato  el  ve-  ||  xillis  extenfis:  co#tradicente 
nemine  poffeffio-  ||  ne;«  accepi.  primeque  earum:  diui 
Saluatoris  no  ||  men  impofui  (cuius  fretus  auxilio)  tarn 
ad  hanc  \\  quam  ad  ceteras  alias  peruenimus.  Earn  vero 
Indi  ||  \Fifth  page  begins :]  Guanahanyn  vocant.  Ali- 
arum  etiam  vnam  quanq#<?  ||  nouo  nomine  nuncupaui. 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

Uoniam  fufceptoe  prouintiare  rem  perfectam 
me  co#fecutum  ||  fuiffe  gratum  tibi  fore  fcio : 
has  conftitui  exarare :  quae  te  ||  vniufcuiufqw<? 
rei  in  hoc  noftro  itinere  geftoe  inuentoeq#<?  ad-  ||  mo- 
neant:  Tricefimotertio  die  poftquam  Gadibus  difceffi 
in  mare  ||  Indicuw  perueni:  vbi  plurimas  infulas 
innumeris  habitatas  ho-  ||  minibus  repperi :  quarum 
omnium  pro  foeliciffimo  Rege  noftro  ||  pmeconio 
celebrato  et  vexillis  extenfis  contradicente  nemine 
pof-  ||  feffionem  accepi :  prirmzeq^  earum  diui  Salua- 
toris nomen  impo-  ||  fui:  cuius  fretus  auxilio  tarn  ad 
hanc :  quam  ad  ozeteras  alias  perue-  ||  nimus.  Earn 
vero  Indi  Guanahanin  vocant.  Aliarum  etiam  vnam  || 
nouo  nomine  nuncupaui.  Quippe  aliam  infu- 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  19 

Uoniam  fufcepte  prouincie  rem  perfectam  me 
confe  ||  cutum  fuifle  gratuw  tibi  fore  fcio :  has 
co/zftitui  exarare  ||  que  te  vniufcuiufq«<f  rei 
in  hoc  noftro  itinere  gefte  in  \\  uenteqa<?  admoneant: 
Tricefimotertio  die  po&quam  Ga  ||  dibus  difceffi  in 
mare  Indicuw  perueni:  vbi  plurimas  ||  infulas  innu- 
meris  habitatas  hominibus  repperi:  quarum  omni-|| 
um  pro  foeliciflimo  Rege  noftro  preconio  celebrate  et 
vexillis  exte;/  ||  fis  contradicente  nemine  pofleflionem 
accepi:  primeqz^  earum  di-  ||  ui  Saluatoris  nomen  im- 
pofui :  cuius  fretus  auxilio  tarn  ad  hanc :  ||  quam  ad 
ceteras  alias  peruenimus.  Earn  vero  Indi  Guanahanin 
vo  ||  cant.  Aliarum  etiaw  vnam  quanq#<?  nouo  nomine 
nuncupaui.  Quip  ||  pe  aliaw  infulam  Sancte  Marie 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

j  Uoniam  fufcepte  prouintie  rem  perfectam  me 
<w/fecutum  ||  fuiffe  gratum  tibi  fore  fcio:  has 
conftitui  exarare:  que  te  ||  vniufcuiufq#<r  rei 
in  hoc  noftro  itinere  gefte  inuenteq#<f  ad-  ||  mone- 
ant:  Tricefimotertio  die  poftquam  Gadibus  difceffi  in 
mare  ||  Indicuw  perueni:  vbi  plurimas  infulas  innu- 
meris  habitatas  ho- 1|  minibus  repperi:  quarum  omnium 
pro  feliciflimo  Rege  noftro  ||  preconio  celebrate  et 
vexillis  extenfis  contradicente  nemine  pof-  ||  feffionem 
accepi:  primeqz^  earum  diui  Saluatoris  nomen  impo-  || 
fui :  cuius  fretus  auxilio  tarn  ad  hanc :  quam  ad  ceteras 
alias  perue-  ||  nimus.  Earn  vero  Indi  Guanahanin  vo- 
cant.  Aliaruw  etiam  vnam  ||  quanq?^^  nouo  nomine 
nuncupaui:  quippe  alia*/  infulam  Sancte  j|  Marie  Con- 
8 


20  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

Quippe  aliam  Infu  ||  lam  Sancte  Marie  Conceptions, 
aliam  Ferna//-  ||  dinam.  alia/w  Hyfabellam.  alia-w  loha- 
nam.  et  fie  ||  de  reliquis  appellari  iuffi.  Quawprimuw 
in  eaw  In-  ||  fulam  qua/w  duduw  lohanam  vocari  dixi 
appuli  ||  mus :  iuxta  zws  littus  occidentew  verfus  ali- 
qua«-  ||  tulum  proceffi:  tamqw^  earn  magnaw  nullo  re- 
per  ||  to  fine  inueni:  vtnon  infulam:  fed  co«tinentem  || 
Chatay  prouinciaw  efie  crediderim:  nulla  tame;/  || 
videos  oppida  municipiaue  in  maritimis  fita  con  \\  fini- 
bus :  preter  aliquos  vicos  et  predia  ruftica :  ||  cum  quorum 
incolisloqui  nequibam:  quare  fi- 1|  mul  ac  nos  videbant 
furripieba;/t  fugam.  Pro  ||  grediebar  vltra:  exiftimans 
aliquam  me  vrbew  ||  villafue  inuenturum.  Deniq«<? 
videns  quod  longe  ||  admodum  pwgreffis :  nihil  noui 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

lam  Sanctoe  ||  Marine  Conceptionis.  aliam  Fernandi- 
nam.  aliam  Hyfabellam.  ||  aliam  lohanam.  et  fie  de 
reliquis  appellari  iuffi.  Quamprimum  ||  in  earn  infulam 
qua>#  dudum  Iohana;«  vocari  dixi  appulimus:  iu  || 
xta  eius  littus  occidentem  verfus  aliquantulum  proceffi : 
tamque  \\  earn  ma.gna.rn  nullo  reperto  fine  inueni :  vt 
non  infulam :  fed  conti  ||  nentem  Chatai  prouinciam 
effe  crediderim :  nulla  \awen  videns  op-  ||  pida  muni- 
cipiaue in  maritimis  fita  confinibw^  praeter  aliquos 
vi-  ||  cos  et  predia  ruftica :  cum  quorum  incolis  loqui 
nequibam.  quare  fi  ||  mul  ac  nos  videbant  furripiebant 
fugam.  Pro  grediebar  vltra  :  ||  exiftimans  aliquaw  me 
vrbem  villafue  inuenturum.  Deniq«<?  videos  ||  quod 
longe  admodum  progreffis  nihil  noui  emergebat:  et 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  21 

Conceptionis.  aliaw  Fernandinam  ||  aliaw  Hijfabellam. 
alima1  loanam.  et  fie  de  reliquis  appellari  iufli.  ||  Cum- 
primum  in  earn  Infulam  quam  dudum  loanam  vocari 
dixi  ||  appulimus :  iuxta  eius  littus  occidentem  verfus 
aliquantuluw  procef  ||  fi:  tamque  earn  magnaw  nullo 
reperto  fine  inueni :  vt  non  infulaw :  fed  ||  continentem 
Chatai  prouinciam  efle  crediderim :  nulla  tamen  videns  || 
oppida  municipiaue  in  maritimis  fita  confinibus  preter 
aliquos  vi  ||  cos  et  predia  ruftica :  cum  quorum  incolis 
loqui  nequibaw  quare  fimul  ||  ac  nos  videbant  furri- 
piebant  fugam.  Progrediebar  vltra:  exifti-  ||  mans 
aliquaw  me  vrbem  villafue  inuenturum.  Denique  vi- 
dens quod  Ion-  \\  ge  admoduw  programs  nichil  noui 
1  Misprint  for  a/iam. 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

ceptionis.  aliam  Fernandinam.  aliam  Hyfabellam.  || 
aliam  loanam.  et  fie  de  reliquis  appellari  iufli.  Cum 
primum  in  ||  earn  infulam  quam  dudum  loanam  vocari 
dixi  appulimus:  iu-  ||  xta  eius  littus  occidentem  verfus 
aliquantulum  proceffi:  tamque  \\  earn  magnam  nullo 
reperto  fine  inueni:  vt  non  infula///:  fed  conri  ||  nentem 
Chatai  prouinciam  efle  crediderim:  nulla  tamen  videns 
op  ||  pida  municipiaue  in  maritimis  fita  confinibus 
preter  aliquos  vi-  ||  cos  et  predia  ruftica:  cum  quor//w 
incolis  loqui  nequibam.  quare  fi  ||  mul  ac  nos  vide- 
bant furripiebant  fugam.  Progrediebar  vltra:  ||  exifti- 
mans  aliquaw  me  vrbem  villafue  inuenturuw.  Deniqar 
videns  ||  quod  longe  admodum  progreffis  nihil  noui 
emergebat :  et  hujusmodi  via  ||  nos  ad  Septentrionem 


22  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

emergebat:  et  ||  huiufmodi  via  nos  ad  Septentrionem 
defere  ||  bat:  <\uod  ipfe  fugere  exoptabam:  terns  et- 
enim  re  ||  gnabat  bruma :  ad  auftrumq?/<?  erat  in 
voto  co/z-  ||  tenderer  nee  minus  venti  flagitantibus 
fucce-  ||  debawt.  co«ftitui  alios  no«  operiri  fucceffus: 
et  fie  ||  retrocedens  ad  portum  quenda#/  quern  fig- 
na-  ||  ueram  fum  reuerfus:  vnde  duos  homines  ex 
no-  ||  ftris  in  terram  mifi.  qui  inueftigarent :  effet  ne  || 
Rex  in  ea  prouincia,  vrbefue  alique.  Hij  per  || 
[Seventh  page  begins:]  tres  dies  ambularuwt:  inuene- 
ru«tq#<?  innumeros  ||  populos  et  habitat/o^es :  paruas 
tamen  et  abfqz/<?  vllo  ||  regimine:  quapropter  redieru«t. 
Interea  ego  ia.m  \\  intellexera#z  a  qw/bufdam  Indis: 
quos  ibidew  fu-  ||  fceperaw :  quo*/  hujusmodi  prouin- 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

hujusmodi  via  ||  nos  ad  Septentrionem  deferebat: 
qw^ipfe  fugere  exoptabaw:  terns  ||  etenim  regnabat 
bruma:  ad  Auftrumq//<?  erat  in  voto  co#tendere:  || 
[Second page  begins:]  nee  minus  venti  flagitantib/^ 
fuccedebawt.  co«ftitui  alios  no«  ope  ||  riri  fucceffus:  et 
fie  retrocedens  ad  portu;«  quendaw  quern  fignaue-  || 
ram  fum  reuerfus:  vnde  duos  homines  ex  noftris  in 
terra m  mifi:  qui  ||  inueftigare/zt  effet  ne  Rex  in  ea 
prouincia  vrbefue  aliqu#e.  Hi  per  ||  tres  dies  ambu- 
larunt  inueneruwtq/^  innumeros  populos  et  habita  || 
tiones  paruas  tamen  et  abfque  vllo  regimine :  quaprop- 
ter  redierunt.  ||  Interea  ego  iam  intellexeraw  a  q«/buf- 
dam  Indis  quos  ibidem  fu- 1|  fceperaw  quod  hujusmodi 
prouincia  infula  quidem  erat:  et  fie  perrexi  on  ||  entem 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  23 

emergebat :  et  \\ujusmodi  via  nos  ad  fep  ||  tentrionem 
deferebat:  qw^ipfe  fugere  exoptaba^/:  terns  etenim 
regna  ||  bat  bruina:1  ad  Auftrumqz^  erat  in  voto  con- 
te/fdere :  nee  minus  ven- 1|  ti  flagitantibwj  fuccedebawt. 
coflftitui  alios  no«  operiri  fucceffus :  et  fie  ||  retrocedens 
ad  portu/rc  quendaw  quern  fignaueram  fum  reuerfus : 
vn  ||  de  duos  howi^es  ex  noftris  in  terram  mifi  qui  in- 
ueftigarent  eflet  ne  ||  Rex  in  ea  prouincia  vrbefue  alique 
Hi  per  ties  dies  awbulauerunt  ||  Inueneru;ztq#<?  innu- 
meros  populos  et  habitationes  paruas  tamen  ||  et  abfquf 
vllo  regimine :  quapropter  redierunt.  Interra2  ego  iam 
in-  ||  tellexera/rc  a  qz«bufdam  Indis  quos  ibidem  fuffce- 
peraw  quo*/  hujusmodi  pr0-  \\  {Second  page  begins  :\ 
1  Misprint  for  bruma.  2  Misprint  for  Interea. 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

deferebat:  q#<?</ipfe  fugere  exoptabaw :  terns  ||  etenim 
regnabat  bruma :  ad  Auftrumqw<r  erat  in  voto  cowten- 
dere:  ||  \Second page  begins :\  nee  minus  venti  flagitan- 
tib?^ fuccedebawt.  conftitui  alios  no/z  ope  ||  riri  fucceffus: 
et  fie  retrocedens  ad  portuw  quendaw  quern  fignaue-  || 
ram  fum  reuerfus:  vnde  duos  homines  ex  noftris  in 
terraw  mifi :  qui  ||  inueftigare^t  eflet  ne  Rex  in  ea 
prouincia  vrbefue  alique.  Hi  per  ||  tres  dies  ambu- 
larunt  inueneru;/tq#<?  i;mumeros  populos  et  habita-  || 
tiones :  paruas  tamen  et  abfque  vllo  regimine.  quapropter 
redierunt.  ||  Interea  ego  iam  intellexeram  a  qw/bufdam 
Indis  quos  ibidem  fu-  ||  fceperaw  quo//  hujusmodi  pro- 
uincia infula  quidem  erat :  et  fie  perrexi  ori  ||  entem 
verfus  eius  femp<?r  ftringe«s  littora  vfqw^  ad  miliaria. 


24  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

cia :  infula  quidem  ||  erat.  et  fie  perrexi  oriented  ver- 
fus:  z\us  femp<?r  ftrin  ||  gens  littora  vfque  ad  miliaria. 
cccxxij.  vbi  ipfius  \\  infule  funt  extrema.  hinc  aliaw  infu- 
\a.m  ad  orien- 1|  tern  profpexi:  diftantem  ab  hac  lohana 
milia-  ||  ribus.  liiij.  quaw  protinus  Hifpanam  dixi:  in 
eaw-  ||  que  co»ceffi:  et  direxi  her  quafi  per  Septenlrio- 
nezw  ||  quewzadmoduw  in  lohana  ad  orientem:  miliaria  || 
dlxiiij.  que  dicta  lohana  et  alie  ibidem  iufule1  ||  quam- 
fertiliffime  exiftunt.  Hec  multis  atqz/<?  luliffi-  ||  mis  et 
latis:  nee  alijs  quos  vnquam  viderim  cowpa-  ||  randis 
portibus:  eft  circuwdata.  multi  maximi  et  ||  falubres 
hanc  interfluuttt  fluuij.  multi  quoque  et  ||  emine«tiflimi 
in  ea  funt  monies.  Om«es  he  infu  ||  le  funt  pulcerrime 
1  Misprint  for  infule. 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

verfus  eius  femp<?r  ftringe«s  littora  vfque  ad  miliaria. 
cccxxij  ||  vbi  ipfius  infulae  funt  extrema:  hinc  aliaw 
infulam  ad  orientew  pro  ||  fpexi  diftantew  ab  hac 
lohana  miliarib//^.  liiij.  qua;//  protinus  Hifpa  ||  nam 
dixi :  in  earnq*^  conceffi  et  direxi  iter  quafi  per  Septen- 
trionew  ||  quemadmodu»z  in  lohana  ad  orientem  milia- 
ria. dlxiiij.  qu#e  dicta  ||  lohana  et  aliae  ibidem  infulae 
q««wfertiliffime  exiftunt.  Haec  multis  ||  atq//<?  tutiffi- 
mis  et  latis  nee  alijs  quos  vnquam  viderim  comparaw- 
dis  ||  portibus  eft  circundata.  multi  maximi  et  falubres 
hanc  interflu  ||  unt  fluuij.  multi  quoqw^  et  eminentiffimi 
in  ea  funt  monies.  Omnes  \\  hae  infulae  funt  pulcher- 
rimrt'e  et  varijs  diftinclae  figuris:  peruiae:  et  ma- 1|  xima 
arborww  varietate  fidera  lambentiuw  plenae:  quas 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  25 

uincia  infula  quidem  erat :  et  fie  perrexi  orientem  ver- 
fus  eius  fern-  ||  per  ftringens  littora  \fqite  ad  miliaria 
cccxxij  vbi  ipfius  infule  funt  ||  extrema  :  hinc  aliam  in- 
fulam  ad  orientew  pwfpexi  diftantem  ab  hac  ||  loana 
miliaribus.  liiij.  quaw  protinus  Hifpanam  dixi  in  eaw- 
quf  con-  ||  cefli  et  direxi  iter  quafi  per  Septentrionem 
quemadmodum  in  lo  ||  ana  ad  orientem  miliaria.  Ixiiij. 
que  dicta  loana  et  alie  ibidem  ||  infule  quam  fertiliffime 
exiftunt.  Hec  multis  atqut  tutiflimis  e/la  \\  tis  nee  alijs 
quos  vnqj/rt///  viderim  comparandis  portubus  eft  circun  || 
data  multi  maximi  et  falubres  hanc  interfluuwt  fluuij 
multi  quoque  \\  Et  eminentiflimi  in  ea  funt  montes 
Omnes  he  infule  funt  pulch  ||  errime  et  varijs  diftincte 
figuris :  peruie :  et  maxima  arbor//;//  varieta-  ||  te  fidera 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

cccxxii  ||  vbi  ipfius  infule  funt  extrema :  hinc  aliam  in- 
fulam  ad  oriente///  pro  ||  fpexi  diftante///  ab  hac  loana 
miliarib«j.  liiii.  qua///  protiuus1  Hifpa  ||  nam  dixi:  in 
eamq//<f  conceffi  et  direxi  iter  quafi  per  Septentrionew  || 
quemadmodum  in  loana  ad  orientew  miliaria.  dlxiiii. 
que  dicta  ||  loana  el  alie  ibidew*  infule  q//0wfertiliffime 
exiftunt.  Hec  multis  atq«<?  ||  tutiffimis  et  latis  nee  aliis 
quos  vnquam  viderim  cowparandis  por-  ||  tibus  eft  cir- 
cundata.  multi  maximi  et  falubres  hanc  interfluunt  || 
fluuii :  multi  quoq«^  et  eminentiflimi  in  ea  funt  montes. 
Omnes  ||  he  infule  funt  pulcherrime  et  variis  diftincte 
figuris:  p<rruie:  et  ma-  ||  xima  arbor«w  varietate  fidera 
lambentiuw  plene:  quas  nunqwaw  foliis  ||  priuari  credo. 
1  Misprint  for  protinus. 


26  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

et  varijs  diftincte  figuris:  far-  \\  uie:  et  maxima  arbo- 
r«w  varietate  fidera  lamben  ||  tiuw  plene:  quas  nu«- 
quam  folijs  prhiari  credo :  quip- 1|  pe  vidi  eas  ita  vire«tes 
atque  decoras:  ceu  me#fe  ||  Maio  in  hifpania  fole//t 
efle:  quorum  alie  flore#tes :  alie  ||  fructuofe :  alie  in  alio 
ftatu:  fecundum  vniufcuiufq«<?  quali  \\  tatew  vigeba«t: 
garriebat  philomena :  <?/alij  pafle  ||  res  varij  ac  i«nu- 
meri:  me/*fe  Nouewbris  quo  ip/e  per  ||  eas  deambula- 
baw.  Sunt  pr<?terea  in  dicta  infula  ||  [Eighth  page 
begins:}  lohana  fepte/«  vel  octo  palmar«/«  genera:  que 
pra:e  ||  ritate  et  pulchritudi«e  (que/«admoduw  cetere 
omnes  \\  arbores,  herbe,  fructufq^<f)  n<?/?ras  facile  exupe- 
ra«t  ||  Su«t  et  mirabiles  pinus,  agri,  ^/prata  vaftiffima,  || 
varie  aues,  varie  mella,  variaqw<f  metalla :  ferro  ||  ex- 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

nunquam  folijs  ||  priuari  credo.  Quippe  vidi  eas  ita 
virentes  atqz^  decoras:  ceu  me«  ||  fe  Maio  in  Hifpania 
folenteffe:  quarww  aliae  flore//tes:  alitze  fructuo- 1|  foe: 
aliae  in  alio  ftatu  fecundum.  vninfcuiufq^1  qualitate;« 
vigebant.  garrie-  ||  bat  philomena  et  alij  pafleres  varij 
ac  i«numeri  me«fe  Nouembris  ||  quo  ipfe  per  eas 
deambulabaw.  Sunt  prd;erea  in  dicta  infula  loha  || 
na  fepteff/  vel  octo  palmar^;//  genera  que  proceritate 
et  pulchritudine  ||  que;//admodu;//  caeterae  omnes  ar- 
bores: herb#e:  fructufqw<?  n<?j/ras  facile  exu-  ||  pera«t. 
Su«t  et  mirabiles  pinus  agri  et  prata  vaftiffima.  vari^e 
aues.  ||  varia  mella.  variaq#<?  metalla  ferro  excepto.  In 
ea  ax&em  quaw  Hifpa  ||  nam  fupra  diximus  nuncupari 
1  Misprint  for  vniufcuiufque. 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  27 

lambentium  plene :  quas  nunquam  folijs  priuari  credo 
Quip  ||  pe  vidi  eas  ita  virentes  a.tque  decoras:  ceu 
me#fe  Maio  in  Hifpania  ||  fole«t  effe:  quaxum  alie 
flore^tes:  alie  fructuose:  alie  in  alio  ftatu  fecundum  \\ 
vniufcuiufq//<?  qualitate/ra  vigebant.  garriebat  philomela 
et  alij  pafle  ||  res  varij  ac  in  numeri  menfe  Nouembris 
quo  ipfe  per  eas  deam-  j|  bulabam.  Sunt  p/rterea  in 
dicta  infula  loana  fepte//*  vel  octo  pal- 1|  marum  genera 
que  proceritate  et  pulchritudine  quemadmodum  ce- 1 1  tere 
omnes  arbores :  herbe  fructufq«<r  noflras  facile  exuperant 
Su#t  ||  et  mirabiles  pinus  agri  et  prata  vaftiflima.  varie 
aues.  varia  mella.  ||  va.ria.que  metalla  ferro  excepto.  In 
ea  a.utem  quam  Hifpanam  fupra  ||  diximus  nu«cupari 
maximi  funt  montes  ac  pulchri.  vafta  rura  ne-  ||  mora. 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

Quippe  vidi  eas  ita  virentes  aique  decoras  ceu  me«  ||  fe 
Maio  in  Hifpania  folent  efle:  quan/;«  alie  flore^tes:  alie 
fructuo-  ||  fe:  alie  in  alio  ftatu  foundum  vniufcuiufq#<» 
qualitate//*  vigebant:  garrie- 1|  bat  philomela  et  alii  paf- 
feres  varii  ac  i/mumeri  me/zfe  Nouembris  ||  quo  ipfe 
per  eas  deambulaba;//.  Sunt  preterea  in  dicta  infula 
loa  ||  na  fepte/w  vel  octo  palmarww  genera  que  proceri- 
tate et  pulchritudine  ||  quewadmoduw  cetere  omnes 
arbores:  herbe:  fructufque  nestras  facile  exu-  ||  pe- 
ra//t.  Su«t  et  mirabiles  pinus  agri  et  prata  vaftiflima: 
varie  aues:  ||  varia  mella:  variaqw<f  metalla  ferro  ex- 
cepto. In  ea  aut?#z  qua.m  Hifpa  ||  nam  fupra  dixi- 
mus  nuncupari  maximi  funt  monies  ac  pulchri :  va  || 
fta  rura.  nemora.  campi  feraciflimi  feri  pafciq//<f  et  con- 


28  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

cepto.  In  ea  autew  qua.m  Hifpanaw  fupra  diximus  \\ 
mitfcupari:  maximi  funt  mo«tes  ac  pulcri:  vafta  ||  rura, 
nemora,  campi  feraciffimi,  feri,  pacifqw<? l  et  ||  co/zdendis 
edificijs  aptiffimi.  Portuuw  in  hac  in  ||  fula  cowmodi- 
tas:  ^/pTrftantia  fluminuw  copia  falu  ||  britate  admixta 
hominum:  quod  nifi  quis  viderit:  ere-  ||  dulitatew  fu- 
p^rat.  Huius  arbores  pafcua  et  fructus  \\  multum  ab 
illis  lohane  differu«t.  Hec  pr<?terea  ||  Hifpana  diuerfo 
aromatis  genere,  auro,  me-  ||  tallifq^^  abundat.  cuius 
quidew  et  omnium  attarum  quas  ||  ego  vidi:  et  quorum 
cognitionew  habeo:  i/zcole  vtri  ||  ufq#<?fexus  nudi  fem- 
p<rr  inceduwt:  quewadmodum  ||  eduntz/r  in  lucem.  pre- 
teraliquas  feminas.  que  fo-  ||  lio  frondeue  aliq#0:  aut 
1  Misprint  for  pofcique. 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

maximi  funt  mo«tes  ac  pulchri.  va  ||  fta  rura  nemora. 
campi  feraciffimi  feri  pafcique  et  <r^«dendis  aedifici-  || 
is  aptiffimi.  Portuuw  in  hac  infula  cowmoditas  et  pre- 
ftantia  flumi  ||  rmm  copia  falubritate  admixta  howi- 
num:  quod  nifi  quis  viderit:  credulita  ||  te/«  fuperat. 
tiuius  arbores  pafcua  et  fructus  multuw  ab  illis  loha- 
n«e  |[  differunt.  H0ec  preterea  Hifpana  diuerfo  aro- 
matis genere.  auro.  ||  [Third page  begins:}  metallisqz^ 
abundat.  cuius  quidem  et  omnium  a.\ia.rum  quas  ego  vidi 
et  ||  quorum  cognitionew  habeo  income  vtriufqz/*?  fexus 
nudi  femper  ince- 1|  dunt  quewadmoduw  eduntwr  in  lu- 
cem: pnzeter  aliquas  feminas:  que  fo- 1|  lio  frondeue  ali- 
qua  aut  bombicino  velo  pudenda  operiunt:  quod.  \\  ipfoe 
fibi  ad  id  negocij  parant.  Carent  ij  omnes  (vt  fupra  dixi) 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  29 

campi  feraciffimi  feri  pafciqz/<r  et  izwdendis  edificijs  ap- 
tiflimi.  ||  Portuum  in  hac  infula  cowmoditas  et  preftan- 
tia.  fluminum  copia  ||  falubritate  admixta  hominum : 
quod nifi  quis  viderit :  credulitatew  fu-  ||  perat.  HUU/J 
arbores  pafcua  et  fructus  multuw  ab  illis  loane  dif-  || 
ferunt.  Hec  preterea  Hifpana  diuerfo  aromatis  genere. 
auro.  me-  ||  tallifqw<?  abundat.  cuius  quidem  et  omnium 
a.\ia.rum  quas  ego  vidi  et  \\  qu&rum  cognitionem  habeo 
incole  vtriufq#<?  fexus  nudi  femp^r  inceduwt  ||  que/wad- 
modum  eduntwr  in  lucem :  preter  aliquas  feminas :  que 
folio  iron  \\  deue  aliqua  aut  bombicino  velo  pudenda 
operiunt  quod  ipfe  fibi  ad  ||  id  negocij  para«t.  Carent 
ij  omnes  vt  fupra  dixi  quocumquf  genere  fer  ||  ri  carent 
et  armis  vtpote  fibi  ignotis  nee  ad  ea  funt  apti.  non 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

dendis  edifici  ||  is  aptiffimi.  Portuuw  in  hac  infula 
co/wmoditas  et  preftantia  flumi  ||  num  copia  falubritate 
admixta  hominum :  quod  nifi  quis  viderit :  credulita  || 
tern  fuperat.  Huius  arbores  pafcua  et  fructus  multuw 
ab  illis  loane  ||  [Third page  begins:]  differunt.  Hec 
preterea  Hifpana  diuerfo  aromatis  genere.  auro.  ||  me- 
tallifq^?  abundat.  cuius  quidem  et  omnium  a\ia.rum 
quas  ego  vidi  et  ||  et  quorum  cognitione*»  habeo  incole 
vtriufqw^  fexus  nudi  femper  ince  ||  dunt  quewadmoduw 
eduntwr  in  lucem  :  preter  aliquas  feminas :  que  fo-  || 
lio  frondeue  aliqua  aut  bombicino  velo  pudenda  ope- 
riunt: quod  ||  ipfe  fibi  ad  id  negocii  parant.  Carent  ii 
omnes  (vt  fupra  dixi)  quo-  ||  cumque  genere  ferri. 
care«t  et  armis  vtpote  fibi  ignotis  nee  ad  ea  funt  \\ 


30  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

bombicino  velo:  puderc-  ||  da  operiuwt:  quod  ipft  fibi 
ad  id  negocij  para«t.  Ca  ||  rent  hi  onv/es  (vt  fupra 
dixi)  quocunq#<?  genere  ||  ferri.  carent  et  armis:  vtpote 
fibi  ignotis  nee  ad  ||  ea  fu«t  apti.  now  propter  corporis 
deformitatefl/  (cum  fint  ||  bsne  formati)  ied  quia  funt 
timidi  ac  pleni  formidine.  ||  gefta#t  iamen  pro  armis 
aru#dines  fole  peruftas:  in  qu&rum  \\  radicib#.r  haftile 
quodda.m  ligneuw  ficcum  et  in  mucro  ||  new  attenuatuw 
figu«t:  neque  his  audewt  iugiter  vti:  naw  ||  [Tenth page 
begins:}  fepe  euenit  cum  miferim  duos  vel  tris  homines  || 
ex  meis  ad  aliquas  villas:  vt  cum  e&rum  loquere/z-  || 
tur  incolis:  exijfle  agme«  glomeratuw  ex  Indis:  ||  et 
vbi  noftros  appropinquare  videba«t:  fugam  ||  celeriter 
arripuiffe:  defpretis  a  patre  liberis  et  ||  ecowtra.  et  hoc 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

quo-  ||  cumque  genere  ferri.  care«t  et  armis  vtpote  fibi 
ignotis  nee  ad  ea  funt  ||  apti:  no«  pn?pter  corporis  de- 
formitatem  cum  fint  bene  formati:  fed  ||  quia.  funt 
timidi  ac  pleni  formidine.  geftant  tamen.  pro  armis  arun- 
di-  ||  nes  fole  p<?mftas :  in  quar//;ra  radicibw^  haftile 
quoddaw  ligneuw  ficcuw  et  ||  in  mucronem  attenua- 
tum  figunt:  ntque  iis  audent  iugiter  vti:  na#/  foe  ||  pe 
euenit  cuw  miferim  duos  vel  tris  homines  ex  meis  ad 
aliquas  vil-  ||  las  vt  cum  ea.rum  loquerentar  incolis:  ex- 
ijfle agmen  glomeratuw  ex  In  ||  dis:  et  vbi  nosfros 
appropinquare  videbant  luga/#  celeriter  arripuif-  ||  fe 
defpretis  a  patre  liberis  et  econtra.  et  hoc  non  quod  cui- 
piam  eoTum  da.m  \\  num  aliq//*'d  vel  iniuria  illata  fuerit : 
immo  ad  quofcumque  appuli  et  qui-  \\  bus  cu*«  verbum 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  31 

prop  ||  ter  corporis  deformitatem  cum  fmt  bene  for- 
mati:  fed  quia  fu«t  ti-  ||  midi  acpleni  formidine.  geftant 
tamen  pro  armis  arundines  fole  ||  p<?ruftas :  in  quarum 
radicibus  haftile  quoddam  ligneum  ficcum  et  ||  in  mu- 
cronem  attenuatum  figunt:  neque  ijs  audent  iugiter  vti: 
nam  ||  fepe  euenit  cum  miferim  duos  vel  tres  homines 
ex  meis  ad  aliquas  vil-  ||  las  vt  cum  earum  loquerentz/r 
incolis:  exijfle  agmen  glomeratuw  ex  In  ||  dis:  <?/  vbi 
nestros  appropinquate  videbant  fugam  celeriter  arri- 
puif-  ||  \Third  page  begins :]  fe  defpretis  a  patre  liberis 
et  econtra.  et  hoc  non  quod  cuipiaw  eorum  dam  ||  num 
aliqw/'d  vel  iniuria  illata  fuerit:  immo  ad  quofcumquf 
appuli  et  qui  \\  bus  cum  verbum  facere  potui:  quicquid 
habebam  fum  elargitus :  pan  ||  num  aliaq#<?  permulta 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

apti :  non  p/vpter  corporis  deformitatem  cum  fmt  bene 
formati:  fed  ||  quia.  funt  timidi  ac  pleni  formidine. 
geftant  tamen  pro  armis  arundi-  ||  nes  fole  p<?mftas: 
in  quarum  radicibus  haftile  quoddaw  ligneuw  ficcuw 
et  ||  in  mucronem  attenuatuw  figunt.  nequt  iis  audewt 
iugiter  vti:  nam  fe  ||  pe  euenit  cum  miferim  duos  vel 
tris  homines  ex  meis  ad  aliquas  vil  ||  las  vt  cum  earum 
loquerenter  incolis :  exiiffe  agmen  glomeratuw  ex  In  || 
dis:  et  vbi  nostros  appropinquare  videbant  fugaw 
celeriter  arripuif-  ||  fe  defpretis  a  patre  liberis  et  econ- 
tra. et  hoc  no«  quod  cuipiam  eorum  dam  \\  num  aliq«*d 
vel  iniuria  illata  fuerit :  immo  ad  quofcu/wqz/<f  appuli 
et  qui  ||  bus  cum  verbum  facere  potui:  quicquid  habe- 
baw  fum  elargitus:  pan  ||  num  aliaq«<?  p<?rmulta  nulla 


32  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

no«  quod  cuipiam  eoruw  damnuw  aliqwzd  ||  vel  iniuria 
illata  fuerit:  immo  ad  quofcuwqzAf  ap  ||  puli  et  qz«bus 
c\\m  verbuw  facere  potui:  quicq^zd  ha  ||  bebaw  fum 
elargit^J:  pannuw  aliaque  p<?rmulta:  nulla  ||  mihi  facta 
verfura:  fed  funt  natura  pauidi  ac  ||  timidi.  Ceterum 
vbi  fe  cernuwt  tutos:  omm  metu  re  ||  pulfo:  funt  ad 
moduw  fimplices  ac  bone  fidei:  et  ||  in  om/nbus  que 
habent  liberaliffimi :  roganti  quod  \\  poffidet  inficiatwr 
nemo:  quin  ipfi  nos  ad  id  po-  ||  fcendum  inuitawt. 
Maximum  erga  omnes  amorew  pre-  \\  fe  feru/zt :  da«t 
queqw<?  magna  pro  paruis.  minima  Meet  ||  re  nihiloue 
<wztenti:  ego  attamen  pr^hibui  ne  tam  mi  ||  nima  ft 
nulliw^  precij  hifce  darentwr:  vt  funt  lands,  ||  parapfi- 
dum,  vitriqw^  fragme^ta,  jtew  claui,  ligule,  ||  quanqwa/w 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

facere  potui :  quicqw/d  habebaw  fum  elargitus :  pan  || 
num  aliaqw<?  p<?nnulta  nulla  mihi  facta  verfura:  fed 
funt  natura  pa  ||  uidi  ac  timidi.  Ceterum  vbi  fe  cer- 
nunt  tutos  omni  metu  repulfo :  funt  ||  admoduw  fim- 
plices ac  bonae  fidei  et  in  omnibus  qud-e  habent  libera- 
liffi-  ||  mi :  roganti  quod  poffidet  inficiator  nemo :  quin 
ipfi  nos  ad  id  pofce«  ||  dum  inuitawt.  Maximum  erga 
omnes  amorew  prae  fe  ferunt:  dant  quaeque  ma  ||  gna 
pro  paruis :  minima  licet  re  nihiloue  <wztenti.  ego  atta- 
men  pn?hibui  ne  ||  taw  minima  et  nulli^j  precij  hifce  da- 
rentwr.-  vtfunt  lancis.  parapfiduw.  ||  vitriq«<?  fragmewta. 
itew  claui  ligul^e :  quanquam  fi  hoc  potera;?t  adipifci  || 
videbat«r  eis  pulcherrima  mu«di  poffidere  iocalia. 
Accidit.  erdm.  que«-  ||  daw  nauitam  tantuw  auri  pon- 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  33 

nulla  michi  facta  verfura:  fed  funt  natura  ||  pauidi  ac 
timidi.  Ceterum  vbi  fe  cernunt  tutos  omni  metu  re- 
pulfo :  ||  funt  admodum  fimplices  ac  bone  fidei  et  in 
omnibus  que  habent  li  ||  beraliflimi:  roganti  quod  pofli- 
det  inficiatar  nemo :  quin  ipfi  nos  ad  id  ||  pofcendum 
inuitant  Maximum  erga  omnes  amorem  pre  fe  ferutft  || 
Dant  queque  magna  pro  paruis:  minima  licet  re  nichi- 
loue  contend.  ||  ego  attamen  prohibui  ne  tarn  minima 
et  nullius  precij  hifce  darew  ||  tur:  vt  funt  lancis  parap- 
fidum.  vtriquf1  fragmenta.  item  claui  ligu-  ||  le:  quan- 
quam  fi  hoc  poterant  adipifci  videbater  eis  pulcher- 
rimamun-  ||  di  poflidere  iocalia  Accidit.  erdm.  que#dam 
nauitam  tantum  auri  pon  ||  dus  habuiffe  pro  vna  ligula 
1  Misprint  for  vitrique. 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

mihi  facta  verfura:  fed  funt  natura  pa  ||  uidi  ac  timidi. 
Ceterum  vbi  fe  cernunt  tutos  omni  metu  repulfo : 
funt  ||  admodum  fimplices  ac  bone  fidei  et  in  omnibus 
que  habe«t  liberaliffi  ||  mi:  roganti  quod  poffidet  infici- 
&tur  nemo :  quin  ipfi  nos  ad  id  pofce«  ||  durn  inuita«t. 
Maximum  erga  omnes  amorew  pre  fe  ferunt:  dant 
queque  ma  ||  gna  pro  paruis :  minima  Meet  re  nihiloue 
<wztenti.  ego  attatnen  pn?hibui  ne  ||  taw  minima  et 
nulli#,f  precii  hifce  darent^r:  vt  funt  lancis.  parapfi- 
dum.  ||  vitrique  fragmenta.  item  claui  ligule.  quanquam 
fi  hoc  potera«t  adipifci  ||  videbatwr  eis  pulcherrima 
mu«di  poflidere  iocalia.  Accidit.  enim.  quen  \\  dam 
nauitam  tantuw  auri  po«dus  habuifle  pro  vna  ligula 
quanti  ||  funt  tres  aurei  folidi.  et  fie  alios  pro  aliis 


34  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

fi  hoc  potera«t  adipifci:  videbater  eis  pul  ||  cerrima 
mu«di  poffidere  iocalia.  Accidit  enim  ||  que»dam 
nauita/rc :  tantuw  auri  pondus  habuiffe  ||  pro  vna  ligula: 
qua«ti  fu//t  ties  aurei  folidi :  et  fie  ||  alios  pro  alijs  mi- 
woris  preciy.  prefertim  pro  blanquis  no  ||  uis:  etqi/ibuf- 
daw  nu;;/mis  aureis:  pro  quibus  habe«dis  da  ||  ba#t 
quicquid  petebat  ve;/ditor:  puta  vnciaw  cum  dimi  || 
dia  et  duas  auri :  \e\  trigi//ta  et  qz/0dragi«ta  bombiw  || 
{Eleventh page  begins :]  pondo :  quaw  ipfi  i&m  nouera«t. 
jtew  arcuum,  ampho  ||  re,  hydrie,  dolijqw^  fragme«ta: 
bombice  et  auro  taw  ||  quam  beftie  cowparaba«t.  quod 
quia  iniquuw  fane  erat:  ||  vetui:  dediqut  eis  multa 
pulcra  et  grata  que  mecuw  ||  tuleraw  nullo  i«teruenie«te 
premio :  vt  eos  mihi  fa-  ||  ciliw^  conciliaretn :  fiere«tq«(? 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

dus  habuifle  pro  vna  ligula  qua«ti  ||  funt  tres  aurei  fo- 
lidi. et  fie  alios  pro  alijs  minoris  precij:  prdertim  ||  pro 
blanquis  nouis :  quibufdaw  nuwmis  aureis :  pro  quibiis 
habe«dis  da  ||  bant  quicquid  petebat  ve«ditor:  puta 
vnciam  cum  dimidia  et  duas  ||  auri :  vel  triginta  et 
quadraginta  bombicis  pondo :  quam  ipfi  ia.m  ||  noue- 
rant.  item  arcuum.  amphome.  hydre.  doliiqw<f  fragmenta 
bom  ||  bice  et  auro  tanquam  beftiae  comparabant.  quod 
quia  iniquum  fane  ||  erat  vetui :  dediq«^  eis  multa  pul- 
chra  et  grata  que  mecuw  tuleraw  nullo  ||  i«teruenie//te 
premio :  vt  eos  mihi  faci\ius  ^//ciliarem  fierentq«<? 
CkrisfaxAaz  ||  [Fourth page  begins:}  et  vt  fmt  proni  in 
amorem  erga  Regem  Reginaw  principemq//^  no-  || 
ftros  et  vniuerfas  gentes  Hifpanke  ac  ftudeawt  perqui- 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  35 

qua«ti  funt  tres  aurei  folidi  et  fie  alios  ||  pro  alijs  mino- 
ris  precij  prefertim  pro  blanquis  nouis:  qa/bufdam 
num  ||  mis  aureis:  pro  quibus  habendis  dabant  quic- 
quid  petebat  vendi  ||  tor :  puta  vnciam  cum  dimidia  et 
duas  auri :  vel  triginta  et  quadragin  ||  ta  bombicis  pon- 
do:  quam  ipfi  iam  neuerant1  item  arcum.  ampho  ||  re. 
hijdre.  dolijqz^  fragmenta  bombice  et  auro  tenquam 
beftie  compara  ||  ba«t.  quod  quia  iniquum  fane  erat 
vetui :  dedique  eis  multa  pulchra  ||  et  grata  que  mecu/« 
tuleram  nullo  i«teruenie«te  premio :  vt  eos  michi  fa-  || 
cilius  *wzciliarem  fierentqw^  Cftristicole  et  vt  fmt  proni 
in  amorem  erga  ||  Regem  Reginam  principemq«<f  nof- 
tros  et  vniuerfas  gentes  Hif-  ||  panic  ac  ftudeant  per- 
1  Misprint  for  nouerant. 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

minoris  precii:  prrfertim  ||  pro  blanquis  nouis:  qui- 
bufdaw  nuwmis  aureis:  pro  qutbus  habe«dis  da  || 
bant  quicquid  petebat  vewditor:  puta  vnciam  cum 
dimidia  et  duas  ||  auri:  vel  triginta  et  quadraginta 
bombicis  pondo:  quaw  ipfi  iam  ||  nouerant.  item 
arcuum.  amphore.  hydrie.  doliiqa<?  fragmenta  bom  || 
bice  et  auro  tanquam  beftie  comparabant.  quod  quia 
iniquum  fane  ||  [Fourth  page  begins;]  erat  vetui: 
dediqw<?  eis  multa  pulchra  et  grata  que  mecuw  tuleram 
nul  ||  lo  interueniente  premio.  vt  eos  mihi  facib'us 
<wzciliarem  fierentq«<?  ||  ChristiccAt  et  vt  fint  proni 
in  amorem  erga  Regew  Reginaw  principewq«<r  || 
noftros  et  vniuerfas  gentes  Hifpanie  ac  ftudeant  perqui- 
rere  co-  ||  aceruare  eaqw^  nobis  tradere  quibus  ipfi 


36  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

Chrifticole :  et  vt  fint  proni  in  ||  amorew  erga  Regew 
Reginaw  principefq&tf  noftros  ||  et  vniuerfas  ge«tes 
Hifpanie :  ac  ftudeawt  perquire-  \\  re  et  coaceruare : 
ea.que  nobis  tradere  qutbus  ip/i  af- 1|  fluu^t  et  nof  mag- 
nopere  i#digem#.r.  Nulla/«  hij  noruwt  ||  ydolatriaw : 
iwmo  firmiffime  credu«t  omnem  vim:  omnem  \\  pote/z- 
tiaw :  omnia.  deniqz^?  bona  effe  in  celo :  meq«<?  inde  || 
cum  his  nauib«5  /?/  nautif  defce«diffe :  v&que  \\oc  arawo 
vbi  ||  fui  fufceptus  poftquam  metum  repulera«t.  Nee 
funt  ||  fegnes  aut  rudes:  quin  fummi  ac  p^rfpicacis 
in- 1|  genij :  et  homines  qui  tranffreta«t  mare  illz/d:  non 
fine  ||  admiratio^e  \niufcuiufque  rei  rationed  red- 
dunt:  ||  fed  nunquam  viderunt  gentes  veftitas:  neq#<? 
naues  ||  hujusmodi  Ego  ftatim  atq«<?  ad  mare  illwd  per- 


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rere  :  coacer  ||  uare  eaq«<r  nobis  tradere  quib&tf  ipfi 
affluunt  et  nos  magnopere  in  ||  digemus.  Nullam  ij 
norunt  hydolatriam:  iwmo  firmiffime  credu«t  ||  omnem 
vim  :  omnem  potentiam  :  omnia.  deniqa<?  bona  effe  in 
coelo  :  meq«<?  ||  inde  cum  his  nauibus  et  nautis  defce«- 
diffe:  atq«<?  hocanimo  vbiqw<f  ||  fui  fufceptus  poftquam 
metum  repulerant.  Nee  funt  fegnes  aut  ru-  ||  des: 
quin  fummi  ac  perfpicacis  ingenij  :  et  homines  qui  tranf- 
fre-  ||  tant  mare  illud  now  fine  admirat/owe  vniufcuiu- 
fque  rei  rationew  red-  ||  dunt  :  fed  nunquam  viderunt 
gentes  veftitas  neque  naues  hujusmodi.  Ego  ||  ftatim 
atq//<?  ad  mare  illud  perueni  e  prima  infula  quofdaw 
Indos  ||  violenter  arripui  :  qui  edifcerent  a  nobis  et  nos 
pariter  docerent  ||  ea  :  quorum  ipfi  in  ijfce  partibus  cog- 


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quirere :  coaceruare  ea,que  nobis  tradere  quibus  ||  ipfi 
affluunt  et  nos  magnopere  indigemus  Nullaw  ij  norunt 
hijdo  ||  latriam:  immo  firmiflime  credunt  omnem  vim: 
omnem  potentiam  ||  omnia  denique  bona  effe  in  coelo: 
mequf  inde  cum  his  nauibus  et  nau  ||  tis  defcendifle : 
a.tque  hoc  animo  vbiqa^  fui  fufceptus  poftquam  metum  || 
repulerant  Nee  funt  fignes1  aut  rudes :  quin  fummi  ac 
perfpicacis  ||  ingenij :  et  homines  qui  tranffretant  mare 
illud  non  fine  admirati  ||  one  vnifcuiufq«<?2  rei  ratione 
redduwt:  fed  nunquam  videru«t  gentes  vefti-  ||  tasneqw^ 
naues  hujusmodi  Ego  ftatim  atqw*?  ad  mare  illud  per- 
ueni  e  pri  ||  ma  infula  quofdawz  Indos  violenter  arripui. 
qui  edifcerent  a  nobis  ||  et  nos  pariter  docere«t  ea:  quo- 
1  Misprint  ior/egnes.  2  Misprint  for  vniufcuiufque. 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

affluunt  et  nos  magnope  ||  re  indigemus.  Nullam  ii 
norunt  idolatriam :  immo  firmiflime  ere  ||  dunt  omnem 
vim :  omnem  potentiam :  omnia.  deniqw<?  bona  efle  in 
celo :  meque  \\  inde  cum  his  nauibus  et  nautis  defcew- 
difle :  atq?/<f  hoc  animo  vbique  \\  fui  fufceptus  poftquam 
metum  repulerant.  Nee  funt  fegnes  aut  ru-  ||  des: 
quin  fummi  ac  perfpicacis  ingenii :  et  homines  qui  tranf- 
fre-  ||  tant  mare  illud  non  fine  admiratiowe  vniufcuiuf- 
que  rei  rationem  red-  ||  dunt:  fed  rmnquam  videruwt 
gentes  veftitas  neqw<?  naues  hujusmoJi.  Ego  ||  ftatim 
aique  ad  mare  illud  perueni  e  prima  infula  quofdaw 
Indos  ||  violenter  arripui :  qui  edifcerent  a  nobis  et  nos 
pariter  docerent  ||  ea  quorum  ipfi  in  iifce  partibus  cog- 
nitionem  habebant :  et  ex  voto  ||  fucceflit :  nam  breui 


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38  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

ueni:  e  pri  ||  ma  infula  quofdaw  Indos  violenter  arri- 
pui:  qui  \\  edifcerewt  a  nobis:  et  nos  pariter  docerent 
ea:  quorum  ||  ipfi  in  hifce  partibus  cognitionew  habe- 
bant.  et  ||  ex  voto  fucceflit:  naw  breui  nos  ip_/bs:  et 
hij  nos:  ||  turn  geftu  ac  fignis:  turn  verbis  intel- 
lexerunt.  ||  magnoqw/r  nobis  fuere  emolume«to.  veniunt 
mo</<?  ||  mecuw  tamen  qui  temper  putant  me  defi- 
luifle  e  celo  ||  quamuis  diu  nobifcuw  verfati  fuerint  ho- 
dieque  ver-  ||  [Twelfth  page  begins :]  fentwr.  et  hi  erant 
primi:  qw*  id  quocunquf  appellaba  ||  mus  nunciabawt: 
alij  deinceps  alijs  elata  voce  ||  dice«tes.  Uenite  venite 
<r/videbitis  gewtes  ethe  ||  reas.  Quawobrew  taw  femi«e 
quam  viri:  taw  impuberes  ||  quam  adulti:  tarn  iuuenes 
quam  fenes:  dfpofita  formi  ||  dine  paulo 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

nitionem  habebant.  et  ex  voto  ||  fucceflit:  nam  breui 
nos  ipfos  et  ij  nos  turn  geftu  ac  fignis  turn  ||  verbis 
intellexerunt:  magnoqz^?  nobis  fuere  emolumento:  ve- 
niu«t  ||  modo  mecum:  qui  femper  putant  me  defilu- 
iffe  e  coelo:  quamuis  diu  ||  nohifcum1  verfati  fuerint 
hodieqwi?  verfentur.  et  ij  erant  primi  qui  ||  id  quo- 
cunquf  appellabamus  nuntiabant:  alij  deinceps  alijs 
ela-  ||  ta  voce  dice«tes:  Uenite  venite  et  videbitis 
gentes  aethereas.  Quaw  ||  ob  rem  tarn  feminae  quam 
viri:  tarn  impuberes  quam  adulti:  taw  iuuenes  ||  quam 
fenes  depofita  formidine  paulo  ante  ^wzcepta  nos  cer- 
tatim  vife  ||  bant  magna  iter  ftipante  caterua  alijs 
cibum  alijs  potum  affe-  ||  rentibus  maximo  cum  amore 
1  Misprint  for  nobifcwn. 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  39 

rum  ipfi  in  ifce  partibztf  cognitionew  ha-  ||  bebant.  ft 
ex  voto  fucceffit:  nam  breui  nos  ipfos  et  ij  nos  turn 
geftu  ||  ac  fignis  turn  verbis  intellexerunt :  magnoqw* 
nobis  fuere  emolu-  ||  mento:  veniunt  modo  mecum: 
qui  Temper  putant  me  defiluifle  de  ||  coelo:  quamuis 
diu  nobifcum  verfati  fuerint  hodiequt  verfentwr:  <?/ij 
era/zt  ||  primi  qui  id  quocunq#<r  appellabamw  nuntia- 
ba//t:  alij  deinceps  alijs  ||  elata  voce  dice«tes.  Uenite 
venite  <?/  videbitis  ge«tes  ethereas  Quaw  ||  \Fourth  page 
begins :]  ob  rem  tarn  femine  quam  viri:  tarn  impuberes 
quam  adulti:  tarn  iuuenes  ||  quam  fenes.  depofita  for- 
midine  paulo  ante  concepta  nos  certatim  vife  ||  bant 
magna  inter1  ftipante  caterua  alijs  cibum  alijs  potum 
1  Misprint  for  iter. 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

nos  ipfos :  et  ii  nos  turn  geftu  ac  fignis :  turn  ||  verbis 
intellexerunt:  magnoq#<?  nobis  fuere  emolumento :  ve- 
niu#t  ||  modo  mecum  qui  femper  putant  me  defiluifle  e 
celo :  quawuis  diu  ||  nobifcum  verfati  fuerint  hodieqw<? 
verfentur.  et  ii  erant  primi  qui  ||  id  quocunqo<?  appella- 
bamus  nuntiabant:  alii  deinceps  aliis  ela-  ||  ta  voce  di- 
centes:  Uenite  venite  et  videbitis  ge«tes  ethereas. 
Quaff/  ||  ob  rem  tarn  femine  quam  viri:  tarn  impuberes 
quam  adulti:  taw  iuuenes  ||  quam  fenes  depofita  for- 
midine  paulo  ante  #?«cepta  nos  certatim  vife  ||  bant 
magna  iter  ftipante  caterua :  aliis  cibum :  aliis  potum 
affe-  ||  rentibus  maximo  cum  amore  ac  beniuolentia  in- 
credibili.  Habet  ||  vnaqueqz^  infula  multas  fcaphas 
folidi  ligni:  et  fi  anguftas.  Ion-  ||  gitudine  \amen  ac  for- 


40  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

nos  certatim  vifeba«t  ||  magna  iter  ftipa»te  caterua 
alijs  cibum,  alijs  po  ||  turn  afferentibwj :  maxiwo  cum 
amore  ac  beniuolerc-  ||  tia  incredibili.  Habet  vnaque- 
que  infula  multas  ||  fcaphas  folidi  ligni:  et  fi  anguf- 
tas:  longitudine  ||  tamen  ac  forma  noftris  biremibz^ 
fimiles:  curfu  zx&em  ||  velociores.  Reguntarremistan- 
tu/#modo.  Haruw  ||  quedaw  funt  magne:  quedaw 
parue :  quedaw  in  me-  ||  dio  <w/fiftunt.  Plures  tame« 
biremi  que  remige#t  ||  duodeuiginti  tranftris  maiores: 
cum  quibus  in  omnes  \\  illas  infulas:  que  innumere 
funt :  traijcit«r.  cumque  \\  his  fuaw  mercaturaw  exer- 
cent:  et  inter  eos  comer-  ||  tia  fiunt.  Aliquas  ego  ha- 
ruw  biremium  feu  fca-  ||  pharuw :  vidi  que  veheba^t 
feptuaginta  et  octuagin  ||  ta  remiges.  In  omnibus  his 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

ac  beniuolentia  incredibili.  Habet  ||  vnaqueqa<?  infula 
multas  fcaphas  folidi  ligni :  et  fi  anguftas  Ion-  ||  gitu- 
dine  tamen  ac  forma  noftris  biremibus  fimiles  :  curfu 
ZLUtem  velo-  ||  ciores.  Reguntur  remis  tantuwmodo. 
Haxum  quaedam  funt  magnate :  ||  quaedam  paruae : 
quaeda.m  in  medio  confiftu«t.  Plures  tamen  biremi 
quae  ||  remiget  duodeuiginti  tranftris  maiores :  cum 
quibus  in  omnes  illas  ||  infulas :  quae  innumerae  funt : 
traijcitur.  cumq«<?  ijs  fuam  mercatu-  ||  ram  exercent  et 
inter  eos  comertia  fiunt.  Aliquas  ego  harum  bi-  || 
remiuw  feu  fca.pha.rum  vidi  que  vehebant  feptuaginta 
et  octuaginta  re  ||  miges.  In  omnibus  ijs  infulis  nulla 
eft  diuerfitas  inter  gentis  ||  effigies:  nulla  in  moribus 
atque  loquela :  quin  omnes  fe  intelligunt  ||  [Fifth  page 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  41 

affe-  ||  rentibus  maximo  cum  amore  ac  beniuolentia  in- 
credibili.  Habet  ||  vnaqueque  Infula  multas  fcaphas 
folidi  ligni:  et  fi  anguftas  longi  ||  tudine  tamen  ac  forma 
noftris  biremibus  fimiles:  curfu  autem  ve  ||  lociores. 
reguntur  remis  tantummodo.  Harum  quedam  funt 
magne  ||  quedam  parue :  quedam  in  medio  confiftunt. 
Plures  tamen  biremi  ||  que  remiget  duodeuiginti  tran- 
ftris  maiores:  cum  quibus  in  omnes  ||  illas  infulas:  que 
innumere  funt :  traijcitur  curaque  ijs  fuam  merca  ||  tu- 
ram  exercent  et  inter  eos  comertia  fiunt  Aliquas  ego 
harum  bi-  ||  remium  feu  fcapharum  vidi  que  vehebant 
feptuagi//ta  et  octuaginta  ||  remiges.  In  omnibus  ijs 
infulis  nulla  eft  diuerfitas  inter  gentis  ||  effigies:  nulla 
in  moribus  atque  loquela :  quin  omnes  fe  intelligunt  || 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

ma  noftris  biremibus  fimiles:  curfu  autem  velo-  ||  cio- 
res.  Reguntur  remis  tantuwmodo.  Harum  quedawz 
funt  magne :  ||  quedam  parue  :  queda/rc  in  medio  con- 
fiftuwt.  Plures  tamen  biremi  que  ||  remiget  duodeui- 
ginti tranftris  maiores:  cum  quibus  in  omnes  illas  || 
infulas:  que  innumere  funt:  traiicitur.  cumq#<?  iis  fuam 
mercatu-  ||  ram  exercent  et  inter  eos  comertia  fiunt. 
Aliquas  ego  harum  bi-  ||  reroium  feu  fca.pha.rum  vidi 
que  vehebant  feptuaginta  et  octuaginta  re  ||  \Fifth  page 
begins :]  miges.  In  omnibus  iis  infulis  nulla  eft  diuer- 
fitas inter  gentis  ||  effigies :  nulla  in  moribus  atque  lo- 
quela :  quin  omnes  fe  intelligunt  ||  adinuicem :  que  res 
perutilis  eft  ad  id  qttod  ferenifllmos  Reges  no  ||  ftros  ex- 
optare  precipue  reor:  icilicet  eorum  ad  iancta.ro.  Christ\ 


49  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

infulis  nulla  eft  di-  ||  uerfitas  inter  gentis  effigies,  nulla 
in  moribus  ||  aique  loquela :  quin  omnes  fe  intelliguwt 
adinuice#z :  ||  que  res  p<rrutilis  eft  ad  id  quod  fereniffi- 
muwz  Rege#z  ||  noftruw  exoptare  precipue  reor:  fcilicet 
eorum  ad  fan  ||  ctam  Chrifti  fidem  conuerfionem.  cui 
quide/w  quantum  ||  iwtelligere  potui  facilimi  funt  et 
prom.  Dixi  quern-  \\  \Thirteenth  page  begins:]  admo- 
dum  fum  pn^gremis  antea  infulaw  lohanaw  ||  per  rec- 
tum tramitew  occafus  in  orientem  miliaria  ||  cccxxij.  &- 
cunditm  qu&m  viam  et  intmiallu/w  itineris  poffum  || 
dicere  ha#c  lohanaw  effe  maiorew  Anglia  et  Sco  ||  tia 
fimul:  nanq#<r  vitra  dicta,  cccxxij.  paffuuw  milia:  ||  in 
ea  parte  que  ad  occidentew  pwfpectat :  due :  quas  || 
non  petij:  fuper  funt  prmiincie:  quarum  alteraw  Indi  || 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

begins .-]  adinuicem :  qmze  res  perutilis  eft  ad  id  quod 
fereniflimuw  Rege/w  nostrttm  \\  exoptare  praecipue 
reor :  tcilicet  eorum  ad  fo«ctam  Christi  fidem  ^wzuer- 
fionem.  ||  cui  quidem  quantum  intelligere  potui  facil- 
limi  funt  et  proni.  Dixi  ||  quemadmodu^/  fum  pro- 
greffus  antea  infulam  lohana^i  per  rectuw  ||  tramitem 
occafus  in  orientem  miliaria.  cccxxij.  iecunditm  qua.m 
viam  et  \\  interuallum  itineris  pofTum  dicere  hanc 
lohanaw  effe  maiorem  ||  Anglia  et  Scotia  fimul:  naw- 
que  vltra  dicta,  cccxxij.  paffuu/«  milia  in  ||  ea  parte 
qutfe  ad  occidentem  profpectat  duae :  quas  no«  petij : 
fuper  ||  funt  prouinciae:  quarum  alteraw  Indi  Anan 
vocant  cuius  accolae  cau  ||  dati  nafcuntur.  Tenduntaf 
in  longitudinew  ad  miliaria.  clxxx.  vt  ||  ab  his  quos  veho 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  43 

ad  inuicem :  que  res  perutilis  eft  ad  id  quod  fereniflimo- 
ru#*  Reguw  nof  ||  trorum  exoptare  precipue  reor: 
icilictt  eorum  ad  fa«ctam  Christ\  fidem  con-  ||  uerfio- 
nem  cui  qw/'dem  quantum  intelligere  potui  facilimi  funt 
et  pro  ||  ni  Dixi  quemadmodum  fum  progreffus  antea 
infulam  loanam  ||  per  rectum  tramitem  occafus  in  ori- 
entem  millaria1  cccxxij.  in  quam  ||  viam  et  interuallum 
itineris  poffum  dicere  hanc  loanaw  effe  maio  ||  rem 
Anglia  et  Scotia  fimul :  namque  vltra  dicta  cccxxij.  paf- 
fuuw  milia  in  \\  ea  parte  que  ad  occidentem  profpectat 
due.  quas  non  petij:  fuper  fu/zt  ||  prouincie:  quarum 
alteram  Indi  Anan  vocant  cuius  accole  caudati  ||  naf- 
cuntur.  Tenduntor  in  longitudinew  ad  miliaria.  clxxx. 
1  Misprint  for  miliaria. 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

fidem  <r0//uerfio-  ||  nem.  cui  qwzdem  quantum  intelligere 
potui  facillimi  funt  etproni.  ||  Dixi  quewadmoduw/  fum 
progreffus  antea  infulam  loanam  per  re  ||  ctum  trami- 
tem occafus  in  orientem  miliaria.  cccxxii.  iecundvm. 
quam  \iarn  \\  et  interuallum  itineris  poffum  dicere  hanc 
loanam  effe  maiorew  ||  Anglia  et  Scotia  fimul.  namque 
vltra  dicta,  cccxxii.  paffuuw  milia  in  ||  ea  parte  que  ad 
occidentem  profpectat  due:  quas  no«  petii:  fuper  || 
funt  prouincie :  quarum  alteraw  Indi  Anan  vocant  cui- 
us accole  cau  ||  dati  nafcuntur.  Tendunter  in  longi- 
tudinew  ad  miliaria.  clxxx.  vt  ||  ab  his  quos  veho 
rnecuw  Indis  percepi:  qui  omms  has  callent  infu-  || 
las.  Hifpane  \ero  ambits  maior  eft  tota  Hifpania 
a  Colonia  vfque  \\  ad  fontem  rabidum  Hincqw^  fa- 


44  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

Anan  voca#t:  emus  accole  caudati  nafcuntor.  Ten  \\ 
duntor  in  longitudinem  ad  miliaria.  clxxx.  vt  ab  ||  his 
ques  veho  mecuw  Indis  p<rrcepi:  qui  omms  has  ||  cal- 
\ent  infulas.  Hifpane  vero  ambits  maior  eft  ||  tota 
Hifpania  a  cologna  vfque  ad  fontew  rabiduw  ||  Hinc- 
que  facile  arguitwr  quod  quartuw  eius  latus  quod  ipfe  || 
per  rectaw  lineaw  occidentis  in  oriented  traieci:  mili  || 
aria  ttwtinet.  dxl.  Hec  infula  eft  affecta«da  et  affe-  || 
ctata  now  fpernewda  in  qua  et  fi  a.\ia.rum  omnium  vt 
dixi  ||  pro  inuictiflimo  Rege  n^/?ro  folenniter  poffeffio-  || 
nem  accepi :  earumque  imperiuw  dicto  Regi  peni- 1|  tus 
commhtitur:  in  oportuniori  tamen  loco:  atque  om«i 
lu  ||  cro  et  co^mertio  ^^«decenti:  cuiufdaw  magne 
ville :  ||  cui  Natiuitatis  dotnini  nome«  dedima^  .•  poflef- 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

mecuw  Indis  percepi:  qui  omnis  has  callent  infu-  || 
las.  Hifpanae  vero  ambits  maior  eft  tota  Hifpania  a 
Colonia  vfqz^  ||  ad  fontem  rabidum.  Hincq#<f  facile 
arguitur  quod  quartum  eius  latus  ||  quod  ipfe  per  rec- 
ta;«  linear  occidentis  in  orientem  traieci  miliaria  || 
continet.  dxl.  H#ec  infula  eft  affectanda  et  affectata 
no«  fpernenda  ||  in  qua  et  fi  a]ia.rum  omnium  vt  dixi 
pro  inuictiffimo  Rege  noftro  folen  ||  niter  poffeffionem 
acojrepi:  earumque  imperium  dicto  Regi  penitus  || 
cowmittitur:  in  oportuniori  tamen.  loco  atque  omni 
lucro  et  cowmercio  ||  condecenti  cuiufdaw  magnate 
vill^re:  cui  Natiuitatis  dommi  nomen  de-  ||  dimus:  pof- 
feffionem peculiariter  accepi:  ibique  arcem  quandam  || 
erigere  extemplo  iufli :  qu#e  modo  iam  debet  effe  per- 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  45 

vt  ab  his  ||  quos  veho  mecum  Indis  percepi :  qui  om- 
nis  has  callent  infulas.  ||  Hifpane  vero  ambit#*  maior 
eft  toto  Hifpania  a  Colonia  vfque  ad  ||  fonte/w  rabidum 
Hincqa^  facile  arguitar  quod  quartuw  eius  latus  quod 
ip  ||  fe  per  rectam  lineam  occidentis  in  orientem  tra- 
ieci  miliaria  conti-  ||  net.  dxl.  Hec  infula  eft  affectanda 
et  affectata  non  fpernewda  in  qua  \\  et  fi  alia.rum  om- 
nium vt  dixi  pro  inuictiflimo  Rege  noftro  folenniter  || 
poffemonem  accepi:  earumque  imperium  dicto  Regi 
penitus  cowmitti  ||  tur:  in  oportuniori  tame«  loco  at- 
que  omni  lucro  el  cowmertio  condecew  ||  ti  cuiufdam 
magne  ville :  cui  Natiuitatis  dommi  nomen  dedimus : 
pof  ||  feflionem  peculiariter  accepi  ibique  arcem  quan- 
dam  erigere  ex  tern  ||  plo  iufli  que  modo  iam  debet  efle 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

cile  arguitor  quod  quartum  eius  latus  ||  quod  ipfe 
per  rectaw  linear  occidentis  in  orientem  traieci  mi- 
liaria ||  continet.  dxl.  Hec  infula  eft  affectanda  et 
affectata  no/z  fpernenda  ||  in  qua  et  fi  aliar##z  om- 
nium, vt  dixi  pro  inuictiflimo  Rege  noftro  folen  || 
niter  poffeffionem  accepi:  earumque  imperium  dicto 
Regi  penitus  ||  cowmittitur:  in  oportuniori  tamen  loco 
atque  omni  lucro  et  cowmerrio  ||  condecenti  cuiufdaw 
magne  ville:  cui  Natiuitatis  domim.  nomen  de-  ||  di- 
mus:  poffeflionem  peculiariter  accepi:  ibique  arcem 
quandam  ||  erigere  extemplo  iufli:  que  modo  iam  debet 
effe  p<?racta:  in  qua  ho  ||  mines  qui  neceffarii  funt  vifi 
cum  omni  anno  raw  genere  et  vltra  an  ||  num  victu 
oportuno  reliqui.  Item  quandaw  carauellaw  et  pro 


46  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

fionew  ||  peculiariter  accept,  ibique  arcem  quandaw 
eri-  ||  gere  extemplo  iuffi :  que  modo  iam  debet  effe  || 
p<?racta:  in  qua  howi#es  qui  neceffarij  funt  vifi:  cuw  || 
omni  axmoTum  genere :  et  vltra  annum  victu  oportu  || 
no  reliqui.  Item  qua.fida.rn  carauellaw:  et  pr<?  alijs 
contouen  ||  dis  ta,m  in  hac  arte  quam  in  cetera  peritos: 
ac  eiufdew  ||  [Fifteenth page  begins.-]  infule  Regis  erga 
nos  beniuolentiaw  et  familia  ||  ritate#z  incredibilew. 
Su«t  e«/m  gewtes  ille  amabiles  ||  admodum  ^/benigne: 
eo  quod  Rex  praiictus  me  fra  ||  trem  fuum  dici  gloria- 
batur.  Et  fi  animuw  reuoca  ||  rent :  et  his  qui  in  arce 
manferu«t  nocere  velint :  ne  ||  queu«t:  quia  armis  ca- 
re«t:  nudi  i«cedu«t :  ft  mmium  \\  timidi.  ideo  dictaw 
arcem  tene/ztes:  du«taxat  ourA.  tota#*  ea,m  infulaw 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

acta:  in  qua  ho  ||  mines  qui  neceflarij  funt  vifi  cum 
omni  armorum  genere  et  vltra  an  ||  num  victu  oportuno 
reliqui.  Item  quandaw  carauellam  et  pro  alijs  ||  con- 
ftruendis  tarn  in  hac  arte  quam  in  ozeteris  peritos:  ac 
eiufdew  in-  ||  fuLze  Regis  erga  eos  beniuolentiam  et 
familiaritatem  incredibilew  ||  Sunt  enim  gentes  illae 
amabiles  admodum  et  benigmze:  eo  quod  Rex  ||  pre- 
dictus  me  fratrew  fuuw  dici  gloriabatwr.  Et  fi  a.nimum 
reuocarent  et  ||  ijs  qui  in  arce  manferunt  nocere  velint. 
nequeunt:  quia.  armis  ca-  ||  rent:  nudi  incedu/zt  et  ni- 
miujtt  timidi :  ideo  dicta^z  arcem  tenewtes  dun  ||  taxat 
possunt  tota.m  earn  infulam  nullo  fibi  iwmine^te  difcri- 
mine  popu-  ||  lari.  dummodo  leges  quas  dedimus  ac 
regimen  no«  exceda«t.  In  omnibus  \\  ijs  infulis  vt  in- 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  47 

pacta : l  in  qua  homines  qui  necef  ||  farij  funt  vifi  cum 
omni  armorum  genere  el  vltra  annum  victu  opor  ||  tuno 
reliqui.  Item  quandam  carauellam  et  pro  alijs  con- 
ftruendis  ||  tarn  in  hac  arte  quam  in  ceteris  peritos;  ac 
eiufdem  infule  Regis  erga  ||  eos  beniuolentiam  et  fa- 
miliaritatem  incredibilem  Sunt  enim  ge//  ||  tes  ille  ama- 
biles  admodum  et  benigne :  eo  quod  Rex  predictus  me 
fra  ||  [Fifth  page  begins;]  trem  fuum  dici  gloriebatur. 
Et  fi  animum  reuocarent  et  ijs  qui  in  ||  arce  manferuwt 
nocere  velint  nequeunt:  quia  armis  carent:  nudi  in  || 
cedunt  et  nimium  timidi :  ideo  dictam  arcem  tenentes 
duntaxat  possunt  \\  totam  earn  infulam  nullo  fibi  inmi- 
nente  difcrimine  populari.  duw  ||  modo  leges  quas  dedi- 
1  Misprint  for  peracta. 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

aliis  ||  conftruendis  tarn  in  hac  arte  quam  in  ceteris 
peritos:  ac  eiufde/#  in-  ||  fule  Regis  erga  eos  beniuo- 
lentiam et  familiaritatewz  incredibilez«  ||  Sunt  enim 
gentes  ille  amabiles  admodum  et  benigne:  eo  quod 
Rex  ||  predictus  me  fratrew  fuuw  dici  gloriabatwr.  Et 
fi  animum  reuocarent  et  ||  iis  qui  in  arce  manferunt 
nocere  velint:  nequeunt:  quia.  armis  ca-  ||  rent:  nudi 
inceduwt  et  nimiuw  timidi :  ideo  dicta/#  arcem  tene«tes 
dun  ||  taxat  possunt  totam  earn  infulam  nullo  fibi  immi- 
ne/zte  difcrimine  popu-  J|  lari:  dummodb  leges  quas 
dedimus  ac  regimen  no/*  exceda«t.  In  omnibus  \\ 
[Sixth  page  begins:}  iis  infulis  vt  intellexi  quifq«^  vni 
tan  turn  coniugi  acquiefcit:  preter  prin  ||  cipes  aut  reges: 
quibus  viginti  ha^<?re  licet.  Femine  magis  quam  viri 


48  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

nullo  fibi  imminente  difcrimine  ||  (duwmodo  leges  quas 
dedimw-y  ac  regimes  no«  ex  ||  ceda«t)  facile  detinere. 
In  omnibus  his  infulis  vt  ||  intellexi :  quifq//^vni  tantum 
«wiugi  acquiefcit:  prrter  ||  principes  aut  reges:  qw/bus 
viginti  habere  licet.  \\  Femine  magis  quam  viri  laborare 
videntwr:  nee  be  ||  ne  potui  intelligere  an  habeawt 
bona  prppria:  vi  ||  di  enim  quod  vnus  habebat  alijs 
iflzpartiri:  prefertim  da  ||  pes,  obfonia,  et  hujusmodi. 
Nulluw  ap«d  eos  monfirum  \\  reperi:  vt  pleriq«<?  exifti- 
mabant :  fed  homines  ma-  ||  gne  reuerewtie  atq#^  be- 
nignos.  Nee  funt  nigri  ve  ||  lut  ethiopes.  habewt  crines 
pianos  ac  demiflbs  ||  no«  degunt  vbi  radioruw  folaris 
emicat  calor.  per  \\  magna  n&mque  hie  eft  folis  vehe- 
mentia:  prypterea  ||  quod  ab  eqa/noctiali  linea  diftat. 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

tellexi  quifqw^  vni  tantum  *w;iugi  aqcuiefcit1  pmeter 
prin  ||  cipes  aut  reges:  q«/bus  viginti  h#&re  licet.  Fe- 
minae  magis  quam  viri  la-  ||  [Sixth page  begins:}  borare 
videntur.  nee  bene  potui  intelligere  an  habeant  bona 
pro  ||  pria:  vidi  enim  quod  vnus  habebat  alijs  impartiri : 
pnzefertim  dapes  ||  obfonia  et  hujusmodi.  Nullum 
apud  eos  monftruw  reperi  vt  pleriqw^  exi-  ||  ftimabant: 
fed  ho;«i«es  magne  reuerentiae  ztque  benignos.  Nee 
funt  ||  nigri  velut  ethiopes.  habent  crines  pianos  ac  de- 
miffos.  non  de  ||  guwt  vbi  radiorww  folaris  emicat  calor. 
p^-nnagna  nanqw^  hie  eft  folis  ||  vehementia :  propterea 
quod  ab  aequinoctiali  linea  diftat.  Ubi  vide«-  ||  tur 
gradus  fex  et  viginti  ex  montiuw  cacuminibwj.  Maxi- 
1  Misprint  for  acquiefcit. 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  49 

mus  ac  regimen  non  excedant.  In  omnibus  \\  ijs  infu- 
lis  vt  intellexi  quifque  vni  tantuw  co«iugi  aqcuiefcit l 
preter  pri//  ||  cipes  aut  reges:  quibus  viginti  habere  li- 
cet. Femine  magis  quam  viri  ||  laborare  videntur.  nee 
bene  potui  intelligere  an  habeant  bona  pro  \\  pria:  vidi 
enim  quod  vnus  habeat  alijs  impartiri :  prefertim  dapes 
ob  ||  fonia  et  hujusmodi.  Nullum  apud  eos  monftrum 
reperi  vt  pleriqz^  exif  ||  timabant:  fed  homines  magne 
reuerentie  atque  benignos.  Nee  fu#t  ||  nigri  velut  ethi- 
opes.  habent  crines  pianos  ac  demiflbs.  no#  degu#t  || 
vbi  radiorum  folaris  emicat  calor  permagna  nanque  hie 
eft  folis  vehe  ||  mentia:  propterea  quod  ab  equinoctiali 
linea  diftat.  Ubi  videntur  gra  1 1  dus  fex  et  viginti  ex  mon- 
1  Misprint  for  acquiefcit. 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

la-  ||  borare  videntur.  nee  bene  potui  intelligere  an 
habea#t  bona  pro  ||  pria:  vidi  enim  quodvnus  habebat 
aliis  impartiri:  prefertim  dapes  ||  obfonia et hujusmodi. 
Nullum  apud  eos  monftruw  reperi  vt  pleriq#<?  exi-  || 
ftimabant :  fed  homines  magne  reuerentie  atque  benig- 
nos. Nee  funt  ||  nigri  velut  ethiopes.  habent  crines 
pianos  et  demiffos.  non  de-  ||  gu«t  vbi  radiorww  folaris 
emicat  calor.  permagna.  nanque  hie  eft  folis  ||  vehe- 
mentia:  propterea  quod  ab  equinoctiali  linea  diftat. 
Ubi  viden  ||  tur  gradus  fex  et  viginti  ex  montiuw  ca- 
cuminibus.  Maximum  quoque  ||  viget  frigus:  fed  id 
quidem  moderantur  Indi  turn  loci  co//fuetudi  ||  ne.  turn 
reruw  calidiffimarum  quibus  frequenter  et  luxuriofe 
vefcuntar  ||  prefidio.  Itaque  mowftra  aliqua  no«  vidi: 


50  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

vbi  videtur,  gra-  ||  dus  fex  et  viginti  Ex  montiuw  ca- 
cuminibwj  ma-  ||  ximuw  quoque  viget  frigus:  ted  id 
q#/dem  moderanter  In-  ||  di:  tu/«  loci  <wzfuetudi«e : 
tuw  KTum  calidiflimajnm  quibus  \\  frequenter  et  luxuri- 
ofe  vefcuntor  prefidio.  Itaq«<?  ||  monftra  aliq#0  no« 
vidi:  neque  eorww  alicubi  habui  co  ||  {Sixteenth  page 
begins:]  gnitionem:  excepta  quadaw  infula  Chans 
nun-  ||  cupata :  que  fecunda  ex  Hifpana  in  Indiam  || 
tranffreta«tibus  exiftit.  quam  gens  quedam  a  ||  finitinris 
habita  ferocior  incolit.  hi  carne  hu-  ||  mana  vefcuntwr. 
Habent  predict!  biremiuw  gene  ||  ra  plurima :  quibus 
in  omnes  Indicas  infulas  ||  traijciunt,  depreda«t,  furri- 
piu«tq«^  quecuwqw^  pvflunt.  ||  Nihil  ab  alijs  differunt 
nifi  qw<7//gerunt  more  fe- 1|  mineo  longos  crines.  vtuntar 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

mu;«  quoque  \\  viget  frigus:  fed  id  qzwdem  moderantor 
Indi  turn  loci  confuetudi-  ||  ne.  turn  reruw  calidiflima- 
rum  quibus  frequenter  et  luxuriofe  vefcunt/^r  ||  praefi- 
dio.  It&que  mo«ftra  aliqua  no«  vidi:  neq;^<?  eorum 
alicubi  habui  co  ||  gnitionem:  excepta  quada/w  infula 
Chans  nuncupata:  qu#e  fecun  ||  da  ex  Hifpania1  in 
Indiam  tranffretantib«j  exiftit  quaw  gens  quae  ||  dam  a 
finitimis  habita  ferocior  incolit.  Hi  carne  humana 
vefcu#  ||  tur.  Habent  predicti  biremiuw  genera  plu- 
rima qz«'bus  in  omnis  Indi  ||  cas  infulas  traijciunt.  de- 
predant.  furripiunt  quaecumque  pvssunt.  Nihil  ||  ab 
alijs  differunt  nifi  quod  geru«t  more  femineo  longos 
crines.  vtu«-  ||  tur  arcubus  et  fpiculis  arundineis  fixis  vt 
1  Misprint  for  Hifpana. 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  51 

tium  cacuminibus.  Maximum  quoque  vi-  ||  get  frigus: 
fed  idquidemmoderanterlnde1  turn  loci  confuetudine.  || 
turn  rerum  calidimmarum  quibus  frequenter  et  luxuriofe 
vefcu#t#r  ||  prefidio.  Ita.que  monftra  aliqua  no«  vidi: 
neque  eorum  alicubi  habui  co- 1|  gnitionem :  excepta  qua- 
darn  infula  Charis  nuncupata:  que  fecun  ||  da  ex  Hif- 
pania2  in  Indiana  tranffretantibus  exiftit.  quam  genuf  || 
quedaw  a  finitimis  habita  ferocior  incolit.  Hi  came  hu- 
mana  vef-  ||  cuntur.  Habent  predicti  biremium  genera 
plurima  quibus  in  om-  ||  nis  Idicas3  infulas  traijciunt. 
depredant.  furripiuwt  quecumque  possunt.  \\  Nichil  ab 
alijs  differunt  nifi  quod  gerunt  more  femineo  longos 

1  Misprint  for  Indi.  2  Misprint  for  Hifpana. 

3  Misprint  for  Indicas. 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

neque  eorw/w  alicubi  habui  co  ||  gnitionem:  excepta 
qua.da.rn  infula  Charis  nuncupata:  que  fecun  ||  da  ex 
Hifpania1  in  Indiam  tranffretantibwj  exiftit.  qua,m  gens 
que  ||  dam  a  finitimis  habita  ferocior  incolit.  Hi  carne 
humana  vefcu«  ||  tur.  Habent  predicti  biremiuw  ge- 
nera plurima  quibus  in  otnnis  Indi-  ||  cas  infulas  traii- 
ciunt.  depredant.  furripiunt  quecumque  ^ossurA.  Nihil  || 
ab  aliis  differunt  nifi  quod  gerunt  more  femineo  longos 
crines.  vtu«-  ||  tur  arcubwx  et  fpiculis  arundineis  fixis  vt 
diximwj  in  groffiori  par  ||  te  attenuatis  haftilibw^.  ideo- 
que  habentwr  feroces:  quare  ceteri  Indi  ||  inexhaufto 
metu  plectuntar:  fed  hos  ego  nihili  facio  plus  quant 
alios  ||  Hi  funt  qui  coheunt  cum  quibufdaw  feminis: 
1  Misprint  for  Hifpana. 


52  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

arcub«$  et  fpiculis  ||  arundineis:  fixis  (vt  diximus)  in 
groffiori  parte  at  ||  tenuatis  haftilibaj.  ideoqa<?  habentur 
feroces:  qua-  ||  re  ceteri  Indi  inexhaufto  metu  plectun- 
tur:  fa/  ||  hos  ego  nihili  facio  plus  quam  alios.  Hi 
funt  qui  ||  coeunt  cum  quibufdam  feminis:  que  fole 
infu  ||  lam  Mateunin  prima#z  ex  Hifpana  in  Indiam  || 
traijcientib«j  habitant.  He  autew  femine  nulluw  || 
fui  fexus  opus  exercent :  vtuntur  enim  arcub^j  et  fpi  || 
cults  ficuti  df  e&Tum  coniugibus  dixi  muniu«t:  fefe 
lami  ||  nis  eneis  quarum  maxima.  apud  eas  copia  exiftit. 
Ali  ||  am  mihi  infulaw  affirmant  fupradicta  Hifpana  || 
maiorew :  eius  incole  care«t  pilis.  auroque  inter  alias  || 
potiflimuw  exuberat.  Huius  infule  et  alia.rum  qttas  vi  || 
di  ho*m«es  mecum  porto :  qui  horum  que  dixi  teftimo- 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

diximz«  in  groffiori  par  ||  te  attenuatis  haftilib^.  ideo- 
que  habentwr  feroces :  quare  ozeteri  Indi  ||  inexhaufto 
metu  plectunter:  fed  hos  ego  nihilifacio  plus  quam 
alios  ||  Hi  funt  qui  coheunt  cum  quibufdaw  feminis: 
quae  folae  infula-vz  Mateu- 1|  ninprimaw  ex  Hifpania1  in 
Indian?  traiicientibz^  habitant.  Hae  autew  ||  femine 
nullu/;/  fui  fexus  opus  exercent :  vtuntur  enim  arcubus 
et  ||  fpiculis  ficuti  de  earum  ^mugibus  dixi.  muniunt 
fefe  laminis  fleneis  ||  quarum  maxima  apud  eas  copia 
exiftit.  Alia;/*  mihi  infulaw  affirmawt  ||  fupradicta  Hif- 
pana maiorew:  eius  incoldre  care«t  pilis.  auroqw^  in- 
ter ||  alias  potimmufl*  exuberat.  Huius  inful^e  et 
aliarum  quas  vidi  howi«es  ||  mecu;«  porto  qui  horum 
1  Misprint  for  Hifpana. 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  53 

cri-  ||  nes  vtuntur  arcubus  et  fpeculis1  arundineis  fixis 
\ut\  diximus  in  grof  ||  fori2  parte  attenuatis  haftilibus. 
ideoque  habentur  feroces:  quare  ||  ceteri  Indi  i«ex- 
haufto  metu  plectu«t«r:  fed  hos  ego  nihili  facio 
plus  ||  quam  alios  Hi  funt  qui  coheunt  cuw  quibufdam 
feminis:  que  fole  infu  ||  lam  Mateunin  primaw  ex  Hif- 
pania3  in  Indiam  traijcientibus  ha  ||  bitant.  He  autem 
femine  nullum  fui  fexus  opus  exercent:  vtuntur  ||  enim 
arcubtf,?  et  fpeculis4  ficuti  de  earum  cowiugibus  dixi  mu- 
niu«t  fefe  la  ||  minis  eneis  quarum  maxima  apud  eas 
copia  exiftit.  Aliam  mihi  ||  infulam  affirmant  fupradicta 
Hifpana  maiorem :  eius  incole  ca-  ||  rent  pilis. 

1  Misprint  for  fpiculis.  2  Misprint  for  grojjiori. 

3  Misprint  for  Hifpana.          *  Misprint  for  fpiculis. 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

que  fole  infulaw  Mateu-  ||  nin  primaw  ex  Hifpania1 
in  Indiaw  traiicientibwj  habitant.  He  aufcwz  ||  fe- 
mine nulluzw  fui  fexus  opus  exercent:  vtuntur  enim 
arcubus  et  ||  fpiculis  ficut  de  earum  <wziugibus  dixi. 
muniunt  fefe  laminis  eneis  ||  quaxum  maxima  apud 
eas  copia  exiftit.  M\a.m  mihi  infula/ra  amrma«t  ||  fu- 
pradicta Hifpana  maiorew:  eius  incole  care/zt  pilis. 
auroqz^  inter  ||  alias  potiflimuw  exuberat.  Huius  in- 
fule  et  aliarw/w  quas  vidi  homines  \\  mecu/«  porto  qui 
horum  que  dixi  teftimoniuw  perhibewt.  Deniqwe  vt 
no  ||  ftri  difceffus  et  celeris  reuerfionis  compendium 
ac  emolumentum  ||  breuibus  aftringa/w  hoc  polliceor: 
me  noftris  Regibus  inuictiffi  ||  mis  paruo  eoTum  ful- 
1  Misprint  for  Hifpana. 


54  [THE   ILLUSTRATED   EDITION.] 

nium  ||  p<?rhibe«t.  Deniq#<r  vt  noftn  difceffus  et  celeris 
reuer  ||  fiowis  compendium :  ac  emolume«tum  breuibz« 
aftringam  ||  hoc  polliceor:  me  noftris  Regibwj  inuictif- 
fimis  panic  ||  eorwm  fultum  auxilio :  tantum  auri  datu- 
rum  quantum  ||  {Seventeenth  page  begins :]  eis  fuerit 
opus,  tantum  vero  aromatum.  bombicis.  ||  mafticis  (que 
apud  Chium  duwtaxat  inuenitor)  tan  ||  tumque  ligni 
aloes,  tantum  feruorum  hydrophilato-  ||  rum:  quantum 
eorum  maieftas  voluerit  exigere.  ||  jtem  reubarbarum  et 
alia  aromatum  genera :  que  hi  ||  quos  in  dicta  arce 
reliqui  ia.m  inueniffe:  atqz^  in-  ||  uenturos  exiftimo. 
quondequidem  ego  nullibi  ma-  ||  gis  fum  moratus  nifi 
quantum  me  coegeru/zt  ve/z-  ||  ti :  preterqwaw  in  villa 
Natiuitatis:  dum  arcem  con-  ||  dere  et  tuta  omma  efle 
prouidi.  Que  et  fi  maxima  ||  et  inaudita  funt :  multo 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

qu0e  dixi  teftimonium  perhibe«t.  Deniqw<r  vt  no-  || 
ftri  difceffus  et  celeris  reuerfionis  compendium  ac  emo- 
lumentu;«  ||  breuibus  aftringam  hoc  polliceor:  me 
noftris  Regibus  inuictifli-  ||  mis  paruo  eorz/m  fultum 
auxilio:  tantum  auri  daturum  quantum  eis  fue-  ||  rit 
opus,  tan/urn,  vero  aromatum.  bombicis.  mafticis :  que 
apud  Chium  ||  duntaxat  inuenitur :  tantumq#<r  lignum 
aloes,  tantum  feruorwm  hydo-  ||  [Seventh  page  begins:] 
latrorum:  quantum  eorum  maieftas  voluerit  exigere. 
item  reu-  ||  barbarum  et  alia  aromatum  genera 
qu0e  ij  quos  in  dicta  arce  reli-  ||  qui  iam  inue- 
niffe atq#<?  inuenturos  exiftimo.  qwan^quidem  ego 
nul  ||  libi  magis  fum  moratus  nifi  quantum  me 
coegerunt  venti:  pre  ||  t&cquam  in  villa  Natiuitatis 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  55 

inter  alias  potiflimum  exuberat.  Huius  infule  ||  et 
aliarum  quas  vidi  homines  mecum  porto  qui  horum 
que  dixi  ||  teftimonium  perhibent  Denique  vt  noftri 
difceffus  et  celeris  reuer  ||  fionis  compendium  ac  emo- 
limentum  breuibus  aftri#gam  hoc  pol  ||  liceor  me 
noftris  Regibus  inuictffimis1  paruo  eorum  fultum  aux  || 
ilio:  tantum  auri  daturum  quantum  Eis  fuerit  opus, 
tantum  ||  vero  Armatum.2  bombicis.  mafticis:  que  apud 
Chium  dumtaxat  ||  [Sixth  page  begins:]  Inuenitur: 
tantumq#<?  lignum  aloes,  tantum  Seruorum  hijdo  ||  la- 
troru#z.  qua«tu#z  torum  maieftas  voluerit  exigere  item 
reubarbaraw  et  ah'a  ||  aromatuw  genera  que  ij  quos  in 
dicta  arce  reliq«/  ia#z  i/zuenifie  atque  i#ue#tu  ||  ros  ex- 
iftimo  quanJvquidem  ego  nullibi  magis  fum  morat/w 
1  Misprint  for  inuictifllmis.  2  Misprint  for  Aromatum. 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

turn  auxilio:  tantu/w  auri  daturum  quantum  eis  fue-  || 
{Seventh  page  begins :\  rit  opus,  tanfum  vero  aromatum. 
bombicis.  mafticis :  que  apud  Chium  ||  duntaxat  inne- 
nitur.1  tantuwq#<?  ligni  aloes,  tantum  feruorum  hydo-  || 
latrarum:  quantum  eorum  maieftas  voluerit  exigere. 
item  reu-  ||  barbarum  et  alia  aromatum  genera  que  ii 
quos  in  dicta  arce  reli  ||  qui  iam  inuenifle  atque  inuen- 
turos  exiftimo.  qaam/<?quidem  ego  nul  ||  libi  magis  fum 
moratus  nifi  quantum  me  coegerunt  venti :  pre-  ||  ter- 
quam  in  villa  Natiuitatis:  dum  arcew  condere  et  tuta 
omnia.  efle  pro  ||  uidi.  Que  et  fi  maxima  et  inaudita 
funt:  multo  tamen  maiora  forent  ||  fi  naues  mihi  vt  ratio 
exigit  fubueniflent.  Uer«w  multum  ac  mira  ||  bile  hoc: 
1  Misprint  for  inuenitur. 


56  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

tame»  maiora  forent  fi  ||  naues  mihi  vt  ratio  exigit  fub- 
ueniffent.  Uerum  \\  multuw  ac  mirabile  hoc:  nee  nof- 
tris  mentis  cor  ||  refponde«s:  fed  fancte  Chriftiane 
fidei:  noftro-  ||  rumque  Reguzw  pietati  ac  religioni: 
quia  quod  hu-  ||  manus  co/zfequi  no//  poterat  intellec- 
tus:  id  huwa-  ||  nis  conceflit  diuinus.  Solet  ew/'m  deus 
C?mos  fu  ||  os:  quique  fua  precepts,  diliguwt:  etiaw  in 
impoflibili-  ||  busexaudire:  vt  nobis  in  prefentia.  con- 
tigit :  qui  ea  conk  \\  cuti  fumus:  que  hactenztf  mortal- 
iutn  vires  mi«/me  atti  ||  gera«t.  na.m  fi  harum  infularw/w 
quipiam  aliquid  fcripterunt  aut  ||  locuti  funt:  omnes 
per  ambages  et  ^wiecturas  nemo  fe  ||  eas  vidifle  aflerit: 
wide  pn?pe  videbatwr  fabula  Igi  ||  tur  Rex  et  Regiwa 
prmcipes  ac  eorum  regna  felicif  ||  fima:  cuncteque  alie 
Chriftianorww  pwuincie  Salua  ||  tori  domino  no/ho  lefu 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

dum  arcem  condere  et  tuta  omnia.  efle  pro  ||  uidi. 
Quae  et  fi  maxima  et  inaudita  funt :  multo  tamen  mai- 
ora forewt  ||  fi  naues  mihi  vt  ratio  exigit  fubueniffent. 
Uerww  multum  ac  mira  ||  bile  hoc:  nee  noftris  mentis 
correfpondens :  fed  fanctae  Chriftia  ||  n^e  fidei  noftro- 
rumq«<?  Regum  pietati  ac  religioni :  quia  quod  hu  || 
manus  confequi  no«  poterat  intellectus :  id  humanis 
cowceflit  di  ||  uinus.  Solet  enim  deus  feruos  fuos  qui- 
qzie  fua  pmecepta  diligunt  ||  et  in  impoflibilibus  exau- 
dire:  vt  nobis  in  pnzefentia  contigit:  qui  ||  ea  confecuti 
fumus  qu0e  hactenus  mortalium  vires  minime  atti  ||  ge- 
rant :  nam  fi  haru#2  infularum  quipiam  aliquid  fcripferunt 
aut  lo  ||  cuti  funt:  omnes  per  ambages  et  co«iecturas: 
nemo  fe  eas  vidifle  ||  aflerit.  vnde  prope  videbatur  fab- 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  57 

nifi  quantum  me  ||  coegeru«t  ve«ti:  preterquam  in  villa 
Natiuitatis  dum  arcetn  co/zdere  <f/  tuta  omnia.  \\  effe 
p;vuidi  Que  <?/  f\  maxima  et  i#audita  funi :  multo  tamfn 
maiora  forent  \\  fi  naues  mihi  vt  ratio  exigit  fubue- 
nifle«t.  Verum  multu/»  ac  mirabile  ||  hoc:  nee  nostris 
mentis  correfpo«de#s :  fed  fancte  Chriftiane  fidei  nos- 
/ro  ||  rumque  Reguw  pietati  ac  religioni:  quia.  quod 
humane  co«feq#*  no«  poterat  ||  i«tellectus:  id  hu- 
manis  co«ceffit  diuinus.  Solet  enim  deus  feruos  fuos  || 
quiqz/<?  fua  pra:epta  diligu«t  et  in  impoflibilibaj  exau- 
dire.  vt  nobis  in  prefen  \\  tia  cowtigit:  qui  ea  confecuti 
fumus  que  hactenaj  mortaliuw  vires  mini  ||  me  attige- 
rastt:  nam  fi  harum  infularum  quipiaw  aliquid  fcrip- 
feru«t  aut  locuti  ||  fu«t:  omnes  per  awbages  et  cowiec- 
turas:  newo  fe  eas  vidiffe  afierit  vnde  p/vpe  ||  videbatwr 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

nee  noftris  mentis  correfpond ens :  fed  fancte  Chriftia-  || 
ne  fidei :  noftrorumq«<r  Regum  pietati  ac  religioni : 
quia  quod  hu  ||  manus  confequi  no«  poterat  intellec- 
tus :  id  humanis  co/zcefiit  di  ||  uinus.  Solet  enim  deus 
feruus  fuos:  quiq«<?  fua  precepta  diliguwt  ||  <•/  in  impof- 
fibilibus  exaudire:  vt  nobis  in  prefentia  contigit:  qui  || 
ea  confecuti  fumus  que  hactenus  mortalium  vires  mini- 
me  atti  ||  gerant:  nam  fi  haruw  infularum  quipiam  ali- 
quid fcripferunt  aut  lo  ||  cuti  funt:  omnes  per  ambages 
et  cowiecturas.  nemo  fe  eas  vidiffe  ||  aflerit.  vnde  prope 
videbatur  fabula.  Igitur  Rex  et  Regina  prin  ||  cepfqw<f 
ac  eoTum  regna  feliciffima  cuncteq«<?  alie  Chriftiano- 
rum  prouin  ||  cie  Saluatori  domino  noftro  lefu  Chrifto 
agamwj  gratias :  qui  tan  ||  ta  nos  victoria  munereq;/<r 


58  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

Chrifto  aga.mus  gratias :  qui  ta«ta  nos  ||  victoria  mune- 
reque  donauit:  celebre«t«r  prvcefdones  \\  {Eighteenth 
page  begins:}  peraganter  folennia  facra.  feftaque  fronde 
velentor  ||  delubra.  Exultet  Chrulus  in  terns :  quem- 
admodu/w  ||  in  celis  exultat:  cum  tot  populorum  per- 
ditas  an/<?  ||  hac  animas  faluatum  in  preuidet.  Letemur 
et  ||  nos:  turn  pr^pter  exaltationew  noftre  fidei.  turn 
pro-  ||  pter  reruw  temporaliu/«  increme«ta:  quorum 
no«  folu/w  ||  Hifpania  fed  vniuerfa  Chriftianitas  eft  fu- 
tu-  ||  ra  pa^ticeps.  Hec  vt  gefta  funt  fie  breuiter 
enar-  ||  rata.  Uale.  Ulifbone  pridie  ydus  Marcij.  || 

Criftofor«j  Colom  Oceane  claflis  Prefect/^.  || 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND"  EDITION.] 

ula.  Igitur  Rex  et  Regina  prin  ||  cepfq«^  ac  eorum 
regna  feliciffima  cunctaeque  aliae  Chriftianorww  pro- 
uin  ||  ciae  Saluatori  domino  noftro  lefu  Chrifto  agamz/j 
gratias:  qui  tan  ||  ta  nos  victoria  munereq?/<?  donauit : 
celebrentur  procefliones.  per  ||  agantur  folennia  facra. 
feftaqz^  fronde  velentur  delubra.  exultet  ||  Chriftus  in 
terris  quemadmodum  in  coelis  exultat:  quom  tot  ||  po- 
pulorum  perditas  ante  hac  animas  faluatum  iri  pmeui- 
det.  Laete  ||  mur  et  nos  :  cum  propter  exaltationem  nof- 
trae  fidei.  turn  propter  ||  rerum  temporalium  incrementa: 
quorum  non  folum  Hifpania  fed  ||  vniuerfa  Chriftianitas 
eft  futura  particeps.  Hdrec  vt  gefta  funt  ||  fie  breuiter 
enarrata.  Uale.  Ulifbonae  pridie  idus  Martij.  || 

Chriftoforus  Colom  Oceanae  claflis  Pnzefectus.  II 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  59 

fabula.  Igitur  Rex  et  Regina  princepfq#<r  ac  eorum 
regna  fell  ||  ciflima  cuncteq#<?  alie  Chriftianor#/#  pn?- 
uincie  Saluatori  domino  nosho  le  ||  fu  Chrifto  agamw 
gratias:  qui  ta«ta  nos  victoria  munereqz^  donauit:  || 
celebrentur  pwceffiones  peraga^tar  folennia  facra.  fef- 
taque  frondeque  velentur  ||  delubra  exultet  Chriftus  in 
terns  quewadmodum  in  celis  exultat:  ||  quom  tot  ^opu- 
lorum  pmlitas  ante  hac  animas  faluatuw  in  prmidet: 
Letemur  ||  et  nos:  cum  pr^pter  exaltatione/«  noshz 
fidei.  turn  propter  return  temporaliuw  ||  increme«ta: 
quor^w  no«  folum  Hifpania  fed  vniuerfa  Chriftianitas 
eft  ||  futura  particeps.  Hec  vt  gefta  funt  fie  breuiter 
enarrata.  Uale.  ||  Uilifbone  pridie  idus  Martij.  || 

Chriftoforus  Colom  Oceane  claflis  Prefectus.  || 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

donauit:  celebrentur  procefliones.  per  ||  agantur  folen- 
nia facra:  feftaqz/<?  fronde  velentur  delubra.  exultet  || 
Chriftus  in  terris  quemadmodum  in  celis  exultat :  quom 
tot  po  ||  pulorum  perditas  ante  hac  animas  faluatum 
iri  preuidet.  Lete  ||  mur  et  nos :  cum  propter  exalta- 
tionem  noftre  fidei.  turn  propter  ||  rerum  temporalium 
incrementa:  quorum  non  folum  Hifpania  fed  ||  vni- 
uerfa Chriftianitas  eft  futura  particeps.  Hec  vt  gefta 
funt  ||  fie  breuiter  enarrata.  Uale.  Ulifbone  pridie 
Idus  Martii.  || 

Chriftoforus  Colom  Oceane  claflis  Prefectus.  II 


60  [THE  ILLUSTRATED  EDITION.] 

C.  Epigrama.  R.  L.  de  Corbaria  Epifcopi  ||  Montifpa- 
lufij  || 

Ad  Inuictiffimuw  Rege/ra  Hifpaniarw/rc  || 

lam  nulla  Hifpanis  tellus  addenda  triuwphis:  || 
Aique  parum  tantis  viribus,  orbis  erat.  || 

Nunc  longe  Eois  regio  deprenfa  fub  vndis.  || 
Auctura  eft  titulos  Betice  magne  tuos.  || 

Unde  repertori  merito  referenda  Coluwbo  || 
Gratia:  fed  fummo  eft  maior  habe»da  deo :  || 

Qui  vince/zda  parat  noua  regna  tibiqw<?  fibiqz^:  || 
fimul  fortem  preftat  et  efle  pium.  || 


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[Eighth page  begins:] 

4[  Epigramma.  R.  L.  de  Corbaria  Epifcopi  Montifpa- 

lufij.  || 

Ad  Inuictimmum  Regem  Hifpaniarum.  || 

lam  nulla  Hifpanis  tellus  addenda  triumphis  || 

Atqza?  parum  tantis  viribus  orbis  erat.  || 
Nunc  longe  eois  regio  deprenfa  fub  vndis  || 

Auctura  eft  titulos  Betice  magne  tuos  || 
Unde  repertori  merito  referenda  Columbo  || 

Gratia :  fed  fummo  eft  maior  habenda  deo.  || 
Qui  vincenda  parat  noua  regna  tibique  fibique  \\ 

Teque  fimul  fortem  preftat  et  efle  pium.  || 


[SILBER'S  EDITION.]  61 

Q  Epigramma.  R.  L.  de  Corbaria  Ep/jw^i  Montifpalufij. 
Ad  In  ||  victiflimum  Regem  Hifpaniarum  :•  || 

lam  nulla  Hifpanis  tellus  addenda  triumph  is.  || 

Atque  parum  tantis  viribus  orbis  erat.  || 
Nunc  longe  eois  regio  deprenfa  fub  vndis.  || 

Auctura  eft  titulos  Betice  magne  tuos  || 
Unde  repertori  merito  referenda  Columbo  || 

Gratia:  fed  fummo  eft  maior  habenda  deo.  || 
Qui  vincenda  parat  noua  regna  tibique  fibiqw*  || 

Teq?/<?  fimul  fortem  preftat  et  effe  pium.  || 

C  Imprefiit  Rome  Eucharius  Argenteus  Anno  demini. 
M.  cccc  xciij  || 


[PLANNCK'S  "FERDINAND  AND  ISABELLA"  EDITION.] 

[Eighth  f  age  begins :] 

C  Epigramma.  R.  L.  de  Corbaria  Epifcopi  Montifpa- 
lufii.  || 

Ad  Inuictiflimum  Regem  Hifpaniarum.  || 

lam  nulla  Hifpanis  tellus  addenda  Triumphis  || 

Atque  parum  tantis  viribus  orbis  erat.  || 
Nunc  longe  Eois  regio  deprenfa  fub  vndis.  || 

Auctura  eft  titulos  Betice  magne  tuos :  || 
Unde  repertori  merito  referenda  Colombo  || 

Gratia :  fed  fummo  eft  maior  habe«da  deo.  || 
Qui  vincenda  parat  noua  Regna  tibiq#<?  fibiquf  || 

Teque  fimul  fortem  preftat  et  efle  pium.  || 


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